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North America Talent Cup: A Preview Of Round Four At Roebling Road
JOINING WERA AT ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY, ROUND 4 OF THE NORTH AMERICA TALENT CUP MARKS THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE 2022 SEASON
Only three points separate the top two competitors, with third through fifth places in a battle of their own.
SAVANNAH, GA – The North America Talent Cup (NATC) competitors are becoming a more seasoned group of racers and teams after three tough rounds. Round one alongside MotoGP at COTA was an experience of a lifetime for the young road racers. From there, they battled windy conditions on the high plains of Colorado for round two, and grueling heat on a technical circuit for round three at The Ridge. Riders and teams have displayed true grit and overcome challenges along the way.
For round four, the NATC takes the show to the southeast track Roebling Road Raceway for two races alongside longtime road racing sanctioning body, WERA.
The new North America Talent Cup aims to provide riders across the continent with a vital link to professional road racing. The NATC is considered a stepping-stone between the FIM MiniGP North America Series and professional series such as MotoAmerica’s™ Junior Cup or international feeder series like the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup or FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship.
The current points leader is Alessandro Di Mario with 127 points and three wins. With 124 points, Jesse James Shedden, also with three wins, will need to qualify in front in order to stay with Di Mario on the fast, flowing two-mile course.
Aiden Sneed, Logan Cunnison, and Jayden Fernandez have all been in the mix for podiums and wins. With the points so close among the top ten, the championship is far from determined.
We’ve seen impressive racing action over the first half of the season. Everywhere the NATC racers compete, they create fans and catch the attention of industry professionals. The flowing layout of Roebling Road Raceway will be exciting to watch.
The North America Talent Cup is proud to partner with WERA to support the future of American road racing talent.
“WERA Motorcycle Roadracing has been a launch pad for many racers who have gone on to win World Championships and compete at MotoGP levels. We have a long list of riders who started a dream with WERA and made their dream into a career. We are excited to host the NATC with their young dreamers at our event this coming weekend (July 16/17) at Roebling Road Raceway in Bloomingdale, GA. Check out our website for information on WERA and to see the weekend schedule for this event as well,” said WERA Owner Evelyne Clarke.
To learn more about the North America Talent Cup, visit: www.northamericatalentcup.com
To learn more about the WERA, visit: www.wera.com
About NATC
The NATC is a one-make spec-series of teams and riders, using the successful Northern Talent Cup as a blueprint. The limit on entries is 20 riders between 13 and 16 years of age in 2022. The spec-motorcycle will be the Aprilia RS250 SP2; a machine developed by Aprilia in partnership with Ohvale and proven to offer a competitive platform for developing talent. The NATC is designed to create close competition in a cost-effective manner. In its first year, the NATC will race throughout the continental U.S., with seven designated rounds taking place alongside MotoGP™, MotoAmerica™, WERA, and MRA.
About WERA
WERA, based in Canton, Ga., is one of the oldest and largest national sanctioning bodies conducting motorcycle races at road courses across the United States. Since 1974 WERA has enabled thousands of racers at all levels the opportunity to compete across the country. WERA offers a Rider’s School with entry-level racing, pro-am racing and vintage racing for anyone with a motorcycle.
About the FIM North America
FIM North America is one of six Continental Unions (CONUs) recognized as geographical subdivisions and accountable to the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). It was founded in 1998. The national federations who are members of FIM North America are, by virtue of their geographical area and their membership in the FIM, the American Motorcyclist Association and the Canadian Motorcycle Association. FIM North America establishes an annual calendar of Continental Championship events and other activities and declares champions in designated disciplines and classes. Its member federations issue CONU licenses to riders participating in FIM NA events as well as those who are participating in Continental Championship events organized in other CONUs. For more information, visit fim-northamerica.com.
Live MAVTV Plus Programming Now Available Exclusively On FloRacing
MAVTV Plus Completes Transition to FloRacing – All Live-Stream Programming Shown Exclusively Through MAVTV on FloRacing
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WorldSBK: Rea Says One Thing Is Certain About His 2023 Racing Plans
TALKING POINTS AHEAD OF DONINGTON: “I’ll be on the grid next year… it’s a real home race!”
From 2023 mumblings to this weekend’s pondering, there was plenty of chatter going on ahead of the Prosecco DOC UK Round
The 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has touched down at Donington Park in the United Kingdom ahead of the Prosecco DOC UK Round, the fifth round of the season. As is usual on Thursday, the media centre was a hive of activity with plenty of gossip about 2023’s silly season, which manufacturer should shine brightest this weekend, teams and riders testing at Suzuka and – for once – the British weather shining down on what is set to be a sun-soaked weekend of action. Here’s the best quotes from the main stars of the show.
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “This weekend will be very tough for us”
“I am so happy so sign again with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati because I feel so good with the team riding the bike and I’m enjoying it a lot. I know I’m a bit old to be a rider, but I feel like I am in the best moment of my career, physically and mentally. I have a lot of motivation and now, I’m a bit more relaxed in my mind because I can work more focused on 2022. I remember three years ago, it was my first time in this track after many years. I don’t know if it’s the layout or whatever but it’s always difficult for Ducati at this track. Let’s see what happens this weekend; I don’t have any expectation, just to start on Friday with the good feeling I had with the first four rounds of the season and let’s see if I can be competitive as I was at the other track. For sure, this weekend will be very tough for us.”
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK): “In the next days or weeks, there’ll be a communication… I’ll be on the grid next year in WorldSBK!”
“I’m excited because after Misano, we did some testing at Aragon and also Suzuka for the 8 hours. Donington is my home race and I have a lot of fans travelling from Northern Ireland, so I’m excited to see what we can do. The good old British weather looks like it’s going to look down on us and the sun’s going to shine, so I’m excited for a cool weekend. We’re always improving the bike step-by-step and we learnt a lot of things about the bike in the hotter conditions, so we’ll be better equipped to go through the summer races which is really important. Alvaro’s deal is a natural step, he’s doing a good job and he’s competitive, so it’s only natural to continue. About me, it’s that time of the year. One thing for sure is that I’m not going to stay at home and watch the races; my manager is coming here this weekend and he’ll understand everything. Then, in the next days or weeks, there’ll be a communication. It’s exciting times but I’ll be on the grid next year in WorldSBK and I can’t wait!”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK): “Very happy to come to Donington Park, my favourite track!”
“I’m very happy to come to Donington Park, my favourite track, I love it. I hope to be fighting again for victory but we will see. Today, I saw Race 1 again because of the incredible start and after two laps, I was leading. I think in my career, this is an incredible race. This weekend, we will try again! After the WorldSBK bike, the MotoGP™ bike was totally different, but I really liked the braking and the gearing, it’s incredible. We rode it for two or three hours but then it rained, so we went back to Barcelona but anyway, I was very happy, because after becoming World Champion in 2021, it was a nice gift.”
Iker Lecuona (Team HRC): “Mentally, I think I’m in the best moment of my career… I’m excited to jump on the bike and finish in front!”
“We did one test at Donington Park and then a two-day test at Misano, so honestly, I think the bike is improving. Step-by-step, it is improving and so is my feeling with it and the team during these tests made very good work so I think we can make a step at this track. I need to learn another track but I think we can make a step. Every week in between the break, I had something to do: Donington, Misano and Suzuka in Japan. I’m happy though, as it’s more laps with the bike, the team and I tried to learn as much as possible and I think I’ve improved my performance a little bit. Mentally, I think I’m in the best moment of my career and with this new challenge at Donington Park, I don’t care about my physical side, I’m just excited to jump on the bike and finish in the front!”
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK): “It’s a real home race… we’re going to have a full crowd!”
“I feel good, it’s a real home race and I only live about five minutes from this place, so I get to hear the bikes or the cars every day around here! We only get to ride here once a year, so I’m really happy that we’re going to have a full crowd so it’s going to be great with a good turnout. The weather looks like it’s going to be typical English sunshine, so I’m looking forward to the weekend. The Aragon test was pretty good because we had some new tyres at Misano that we didn’t get to test before the race weekend; it’s hard in a race weekend when you’re working on a setting, to try things, so we used this to try some new tyres, although they’re not here this weekend. To get testing in with hotter conditions was good for me in terms of managing those conditions. Then, we went testing at Suzuka before coming home, spending some time with my daughters and refreshing for this weekend.”
Garrett Gerloff (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team): “If you get the podium once, you’ve got to be able to do it twice!”
“If you get the podium once, you’ve got to be able to do it twice! That would be nice. Everybody’s going really fast this year, it’s something that we see in the overall race times. The pace is a lot quicker especially with the front guys. For sure, the top three is at a really good level. I have the same bike as Toprak, and I should be able to do something. We’re going to start with the setup we had last year and go from there.”
WorldSBK: Kawasaki Riders Looking Forward To Home Race
Hot Home Weekend Awaits Lowes And Rea
The fifth round of the WorldSBK championship will get underway at Donington Park in the UK between 15-17 July, with Kawasaki Racing Team riders Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes more than ready to get back into competitive action.
With not one but two UK riders in its line-up KRT can almost consider Donington Park as another home venue – even before the squad gets to race within sight of its European base opposite the Circuit de Catalunya – Barcelona, in late September.
The weather forecast for the Donington weekend indicates that it should be hotter than average in the East Midlands of England, up to and through race weekend. This may have an important bearing on overall machine set-up and particularly in regard to tyre choice for the longer Saturday and Sunday races.
Rea enters the Donington weekend in the knowledge that he has scored no fewer than 13 Donington WorldSBK podiums, including six race wins in the recent past. With five race wins in 2022 so far Jonathan sits second in the championship after exactly one-third of the season has been completed.
Donington is almost a literal home round for Alex, having moved to the English East Midlands from his native Lincolnshire some time ago. He is as motivated as ever for success and sees Donington as the ideal venue in which to record his first 2022 podium.
Since the previous WorldSBK round at Misano both Rea and Lowes have still logged hours on race prepared Ninja ZX-10RR machinery. They took part in a short but valuable hot weather test at Motorland Aragon in late June and, more recently, flew to Japan to make on-track preparations in readiness for the Suzuka 8 Hours EWC round.
Two weeks after Donington the WorldSBK paddock will reconvene at Most in the Czech Republic for the sixth round of the series, between 29-31 July. The end of that event signals the start of a five weekend-long summer break, after which Magny Cours in France hosts Round Seven, between 9-11 September.
There will be no WorldSSP300 Championship race at Donington Park but this important category will return to action at Most.
Jonathan Rea, stated: “It’s very cool to face my home race. It brings a lot of excitement because a lot of my friends and family will make the trip. I always enjoy seeing the faces of the home fans who have been following me since my BSB days. Now the paddock is more open than it was last year so it will be nice to get amongst them and really soak up the atmosphere of a home race. It feels like a long time since we have raced, but we have been on the bike. We did some private testing at Aragon and also some preparations for the Suzuka 8 Hours. I have had a lot of bike time recently. I am looking forward to the first laps at Donington because it is a track that I really enjoy. It is a circuit of two halves. One fast and flowing, but the end of the lap is very much stop/start. The Ninja ZX-10RR has a good history at Donington and I have had a few wins there now. It is a good track to kick start this part of the season. Both Donington and Most come in quick succession, so it is important to capitalise. The target is to win so I am excited to see what we can do.”
Alex Lowes, stated: “Donington is the only time we get to race in front of the English fans so I am really looking forward to that this coming weekend. It seems there will be a big turnout of spectators and the weather looks like it is going to be mega. Typical English weather – so it is going to be really hot! Donington is a track I really enjoy, I have had good results there, the Kawasaki has had good results there, so there is no better place to get our first podium of the season – which is long overdue. I live really close to the track and I will enjoy it. We have been building up some good momentum, too. I feel good and I can’t wait to get started. It is going to be a good fun weekend in front of the home fans and let’s try to get onto the podium.”
Frenchman Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) is looking to be declared fit for Donington, after missing the previous Misano round through injury. Oliver König (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) is in the same position, having suffered a collarbone injury in a training accident after the Misano round.
Local hero and regular BSB rider for VisionTrack Kawasaki, Leon Haslam, will be a very popular addition to the Donington Park WorldSBK line-up in a repeat of his partnership with the TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki squad at the Assen round this year.
UtahSBA: Lopez Returns From Injury And Wins
Round 4 of the Utah Motorcycle Law Masters of the Mountains series took place on July 9th at Utah Motorcycle Campus on the West track configuration.
The series crown jewel race, Moto United KOM GTU/Moto Station-Pirelli KOM GTO, would have multiple story lines with series points leader Anthony Norton not attending, and defending number one plate holder Jerry Hicks electing not to race after a nasty crash in an earlier round. Additionally, previous race winner Genaro Lopez would be returning from a broken wrist suffered at Round two and second place points holder Dave Meyer would be looking to eat into a 38 point deficit to Norton in first place.
In qualifying Lopez set the early fast lap at 1:33.006. Meyer would soon answer back with a 1:32.9 and briefly move into P1 before being bested when Lopez responded with a 1:32.625 on the very next lap. At this point in the session it would be Lopez and Meyer running in first and second with local racer Ryan Richardson in third with a 1:33.632 lap time. In the closing minutes of qualifying Scott Decker would be able to edge Richardson for the third place qualifying slot with a 1:33.632. The top three in the final qualifying order would be Lopez, Meyer, Decker.
Come race time, Meyer would lead the pack entering turn one but Lopez would make a quick pass and exit turn one with the lead. Richardson would exit turn one in third. By lap two Lopez would open a sizable gap on Meyer and Richardson in second and third respectively.
Behind the lead trio, Kellen Birch was leading Kevin Dolan in a furious battle for fifth. The two would be tip to tail for two laps with Dolan attempting passes in seemingly every corner before finally making a pass stick in turn five of lap four. Birch would close the gap and try to regain his position in the turn ten but his efforts would be fruitless as Dolan would retain his position.
Meanwhile on lap seven Meyer, at this point running in second, would accidentally activate his pit limiter and allow Richardson in third to move up into second. The running order now re-shuffled to Lopez, Richardson, Meyer. From there the top three would bring it home to the finish line without further changes in position.
In The Mechanic Modern Vintage GTO/GTU race Josh Snow would get a great jump and post a 1:35.41 lap time for lap one. Dolan would be second on for the entirety of lap one with Marshall Miller trailing behind in third. By the beginning of lap two Snow and Dolan were separated by no more than a yardstick setting up a race of one overtaking attempt after another, corner after corner. Snow would manage to separate himself on the first half of the lap, with Dolan able to catch up in the second half of the lap. Dolan would attempt a pass each lap in turn ten, getting a good drive and drying to drag race Snow in first on the front straight. Dolan’s efforts were in vain as Snow was able to hold on for the win with the podium group being Snow, Dolan, Miller in the final standings. Said Snow of his race, “I felt like I had kind of plateaued in my riding then somehow I broke through and won the first two races of my career at Round 3 and was able to back it up with the win this afternoon. Huge thanks to my mentors Marshall Miller, Alex Zinaich, and Scott Rybarik.”
In the Moto United Open Superstock race, local racer Kory Cowan would ride a huge wheelie off the starting line, opening the door for Ryan Richardson on the Trackstar Racing ZX-10 to get the holeshot. Kowan would gather the bike in time to tuck into second behind Richardson with Cole Phillips in third. At the end of the first lap Kowan would make the pass for the lead in turn ten but Richardson would immediately answer back by getting a better drive and retaking first place by passing on the gas down the front straight. Cowan stayed close to the leader though, ultimately passing for the lead again in turn four. By lap three Philllips had caught back up to the two leaders, ticking off laps and waiting patiently for a mistake so he could move up in the running order. By turn five of lap four Richardson was able to catch Cowan and would stalk him the rest of the lap before pouncing in turn ten and getting hard on the throttle to secure first position. Cowan would trail the rest of the lap before unexpectedly retiring from the race and handing second position to Phillips. Scott Decker would inherit third place and the finishing order would be Richardson, Phillips, Decker. After the race Richardson was happy with his victory but expressed a desire for improvement. “I’m happy with the win but I want to be running a 1:32 lap time. I have some ideas where I can drop a half a second or so from my lap time. I want to thank my Dad Ian, Dunlop Tires, Jason Parkinson at ECS HVAC, and Trackstar Racing,” said Richardson.
As the track went silent the racers gathered at their race round staple barbeque event to bench race and make plans for Round five, which will be held August 6th at Utah Motorsports Campus on the perimeter track configuration. The UtahSBA wishes to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to our racers, their families, and last but certainly not least our generous sponsors. None of this would happen without you and we can’t wait to see you at Round 5 in August. If you’ve never raced with the UtahSBA before, do it! You’re missing out and there’s no better time to start than on the perimeter course configuration with one of the longest straightaways in North America. See you there!
Results
Motostation/Moto United KOM Overall:
1. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)
2. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
3. David Meyer (YAM R1)
4. Cole Phillips (KAW ZX-10R)
5. Kevin Dolan (KAW ZX-10R)
6. Kellen Birch(YAM R1)
Motostation KOM GTO:
1. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)
2. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
3. David Meyer (YAM YZF-R1)
4. Cole Phillips (KAW ZX-10R)
5. Kevin Dolan (KAW ZX-10R)
6. Kellen Birch (YAM R1)
AZ Riding Academy Combined GTO
1. Gilbert Gonzalez (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Joshua Snow (YAM R1)
3. Steven Marco (YAM R1)
4. Sam Arquit (HON CBR1000RR)
5. Christopher Mousley (YAM R1)
6. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
Off Highway Van Combined GTU
1. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
2. Chayce Lance (YAM R6)
3. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
4. Belisario Arango (KAW ZX6R)
5. Mario Fernandez (YAM R6)
6. Brian Gerwe (HON CBR600RR)
The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash – Expert
1. Steven Marco (YAM R1)
2. Sam Arquit (HON CBR1000RR)
3. Joshua Snow (YAM R1)
4. Marshall Miller (BMW S1000RR)
5. Braxton Young (YAM R6)
6. David Meyer (YAM R1)
The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash – Novice
1. Alban Bonilla (BMW S1000RR)
2. Brian Gerwe (HON CBR600RR)
3. Mario Fernandez (YAM R6)
4. Landon Mattson (SUZ GSX-R600)
5. Cameron Holladay (YAM R1)
Harrison Eurosports Formula 40 – GTO
1. Kevin Dolan (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Alex Zinaich (YAM R1)
3. Christopher Mousley (YAM R1)
4. Dave Loynd (HON CBR1000RR)
5. Jeff Taylor (YAM R1)
Harrison Eurosports Formula 40 – GTU
1. Lee McNutt (YAM R6)
2. Kirk Doyle (KAW ZX-6R)
3. Eliu Heredia (YAM R6)
4. Dustin Lance (YAM R6)
The Weekend Garage Middleweight Superbike
1. Brian Childree (KAW ZX-6R)
2. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
3. Braxton Young (YAM R6)
4. Brian Naylor (KAW ZX-6R)
Toxic Moto Racing Middleweight Superstock
1. Brian Childree (KAW ZX-6R)
3. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
2. Lee McNutt (YAM R6)
4. Brian Naylor (KAW ZX-6R)
5. Belisario Arango (KAW ZX-6R)
6. Braxton Young (YAM R6)
The Mechanic Modern Vintage – GTO
1. Joshua Snow (YAM R1)
2. Kevin Dolan (SUZ GSXR1000)
3. Marshall Miller (BMW S1000RR)
4. Dave Loynd (HON CBR1000RR)
5. Cameron Holladay (YAM YZF R1)
6. Robert Jojola (DUC 999)
The Mechanic Modern Vintage – GTU
1. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
2. Brian Gerwe (HON CBR600RR)
3. Kirk Doyle (KAW ZX-6R)
4. Donald Rothfuss (DUC 848)
5. Braxton Young (YAM YZF R6)
6. Mario Fernandez (YAM YZF R6)
Karl Malone Powersports Moto 2
1. Brian Childree (KAW ZX-6R)
2. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
4. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
3. Brian Naylor (KAW ZX-6R)
5. Zach Jenson (YAM R6)
6. Kirk Doyle (KAW ZX-6R)
Redline Realty Moto 3
1. Brian Gerwe (KAW Ninja 400)
Legion of Speed Novice GTO
1. Christopher Mousley (YAM R1)
2. Jeff Taylor (YAM R1)
3. Alban Bonilla (BMW S1000RR)
4. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
5. Zach Jenson (YAM R6)
6. Joseph Ruck (SUZ GSX-R1000)
Trackstar Novice GTU
1. Kirk Doyle (KAW ZX-6R)
2. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
3. Zach Jenson (YAM R6)
4. Brian Berwe (HON CBR600RR)
5. Mario Fernandez (YAM R6)
6. Jeff Leeman (YAM R6)
Vortex Open Superbike
1. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Kevin Dolan (KAW ZX-10R)
3. David Meyer (YAM R1)
4. Gilbert Gonzalez (KAW ZX-10R)
5. Sam Arquit (HON CBR1000RR)
6. Kellen Birch (YAM R1)
MotoUnited Open Superstock
1. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Cole Phillips (KAW ZX-10R)
3. Scott Decker (YAM R1)
4. Kellen Birch (YAM R1)
5. Kory Cowan (SUZ GSX-R750)
Karl Malone Powersports Open Twins
1. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
2. Donald Rothfuss (DUC 848)
3. Jake Ferdinand (DUC 959)
4. Jared Baird (DUC 1299)
5. Robert Jojola (DUC 999)
TruSolace Production 500
1. Brian Gerwe (KAW Ninja 400)
Monarch Powersports Sportsman
1. Jordan DeJarnett (YAM R6)
2. Jared Baird (DUC 1299)
3. Robert Jojola (DUC 999)
4. Cameron Holladay (YAM YZF-R1)
5. David Schulz (YAM YZF-R6)
Napa Auto Parts Tooele Stock 1000
1. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Gilbert Gonzalez (KAW ZX-10R)
3. Jeff Taylor (YAM R1)
4. Steven Marco (YAM R1)
5. Christopher Mousley (YAM R1)
6. Joshua Snow (YAM R1)
Carbonsmith Super Street Bike
1. Remington Mathews (KTM 1290 Super Duke R)
2. Marco Tellez (SUZ GSX-R1000)
3. Alex Zinaich (YAM FZ1)
4. Robert Jojola (DUC 1199)
N2/WERA Endurance: Pietri Riding With Army Of Darkness At Roebling Road
Robertino Pietri will ride the #99 Army of Darkness Yamaha YZF-R1 fitted with Pirelli tires in the N2/WERA National Endurance Series four-hour race this weekend. The Venezuelan has had quite the career in the past competing in National championships, Moto2, a Daytona 200 podium finisher, and the MotoGP test rider for Avintia MotoGP Team.
Robertino Pietri – “I’m really excited and honored to have been called by the guys at Army of Darkness to fill in for Chris Peris at the next race at Roebling Road. I’ll do my best and try to give the team the best input I can. I have kept training hard to be ready for an opportunity like this, so my aim is to show up and be able to help the team and of course, have a lot of fun while at it.”
Army of Darkness (AOD) is the longest running endurance motorcycle road racing team in America. The team was founded in 1993 and has won 17 national endurance titles including seven Middleweight titles, six Heavyweight titles and four Overall Championships. AOD won the WERA Middleweight Superbike Endurance Championship for seven consecutive seasons from 1999 to 2005 and the WERA Heavyweight Superbike Endurance Championship in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. AOD has campaigned Suzukis, BMWs and Yamahas.
AOD is sponsored by: Army of Darkness, Yamaha Champions Riding School, Yamaha, Pirelli, Industry13, Chicken Hawk, Woodcraft, Hindle, Fast Frank Racing, Supersprox, Thermosman, N2, WERA, Roadracing World
WorldSBK: Gerloff Excited To Race At Donington Park
DONINGTON UP NEXT FOR GYTR GRT YAMAHA WORLDSBK TEAM
The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team is gearing up for the fifth round of the 2022 FIM Superbike World Championship season at Donington Park after a five-week break, with Garrett Gerloff and Kohta Nozane eager to return to action at the British venue.
Previously in Misano, Gerloff managed to score a pair of top 10 finishes in Race 1 and the Superpole Race with eight and ninth, while unfortunately he was unable to finish Race 2 after a promising start.
The 26-year-old American heads into the weekend with good memories of Donington Park, having clinched a second-place finish in Race 2 there last year, his best WorldSBK feature race result to date.
On the other side of the box, Nozane added more points to his 2022 tally with 12th in Race 1. The Japanese rider narrowly missed out in Sunday’s races, but will be looking to convert his improved pace into top 10 results. Having missed last year’s visit to Donington due to injury, this will be his first outing at the legendary 4.02 km circuit.
After the Free Practice sessions and Superpole qualifier, Race 1 will get underway at 14:00 local time (GMT+1) on Saturday, with Race 2 starting exactly 24 hours later on Sunday, following the SPRC at 11:00.
Garrett Gerloff #31
“I’m so excited for Donington, I love the British fans and energy. The track to me is pretty special, there’s a lot of history and it reminds me of a lot of American tracks that are really close to my heart. We had a nice weekend last year for the most part and I’d love to have a similar one this time. I cannot wait to get there and be back with my team after this little break.”
Kohta Nozane #3
“It’s nice to be back after some time off. I cannot wait to be in Donington Park as unfortunately I missed it last year. The circuit has a lot of history and I believe I’ll enjoy it. So, we’ll focus on learning the track quickly to have a solid weekend and get good results. I’ll race as strong as I can in front of the amazing British fans this weekend.”
MotoAmerica: The Final Round Of Team Reports From Laguna Seca
MotoAmerica: Results from Laguna Seca for the Altus Motorsports WPS FLY Racing Team
(Monterey, CA) The results on paper are not an indicator of the success the team had at the 2022 Laguna Seca MotoAmerica round.
“Sometimes you do everything right and the cards just don’t go your way. That pretty much sums up our Laguna Seca weekend. We have an amazing team and all of our riders are making improvements every round. Our pace was great but we suffered a mechanical on Sunday in Supersport and Kayla caught some bad luck in both Junior Cup races. It is what it is and we just move on to the next round,” said team owner George Nassaney.
Superbike Cup & Stock 1000
Laguna Seca Raceway was another solid step forward for Brandon Paasch. This round featured only one race on the schedule for the Stock 1000 class. Paasch started from 8th and finished 6th. In the Superbike Races, he qualified 21st. In the Saturday race, Brandon fought his way forward to 14th and 4th among the Superbike Cup competitors; the race-within-the-race of Stock 1000 competitors running with the Superbikes. On Sunday, he also finished 14th but this time as the top Superbike Cup racer.
“We definitely had a good weekend of learning and improving. We were steadily chipping away at the lap time all weekend and had some great battles farther up the grid. I’m definitely happy with the progress and I am looking forward to getting back out at Brainerd in a couple of weeks,” said Brandon Paasch.
Supersport
Jaret Nassaney began both of the Supersport races from 9th. In the first race, on Saturday, he had worked his way up into a race-long battle for 7th. He fought hard for the position during the last few laps and managed to hold it when he crossed the finish line. In the second race, Nassaney was also running in 7th when an electrical issue surfaced. He limped the bike back to the pits and, regrettably, took the DNF.
“We went faster than we ever have at laguna so that was a big plus! We got p7 in race 1 after salvaging a bad start! In race two we were in contingent for 6th with three laps to go when an electrical issue caused us to retire from the race. Super bummed but we’ll give it another go at Brainerd,” said Jaret Nassaney.
Junior Cup
Kayla Yaakov has established herself as a mainstay in the leading pack of the Junior Cup races this season. Laguna Seca was no different. After qualifying 6th, she went with the lead pack during the Saturday race. She was rarely outside of the top three spots and even took her turn at the front a few times. With two laps to go, Yaakov was running in 2nd with sights set on another win when an incident with the rider in 3rd put them both on the ground and, unfortunately, out of the race. The Sunday race was more of the same. She went with the front runners at the start but on the final lap the rider in 2nd highsided on the exit of Turn 3. His bike hit Kayla. She was able to keep her motorcycle upright as she ran off the track. She did re-enter but only managed to cross the finish line in 9th.
“Laguna was definitely a tough weekend for us. After having a really good pace in practice and qualifying, we were really looking forward to the races. Unfortunately, we ran into two unavoidable racing incidents in both races. This caused me to crash in race one, and lose my rear brake, foot peg, and run off the track in race two. Definitely not the weekend we were hoping for, but the whole Altus Motorsports crew and I are already fully focused and ready for Brainerd,” said Kayla Yaakov.
“It seems like I say it after every race weekend: We have a great team. Our riders, mechanics, and support staff are all amazing,” said team owner George Nassaney. “A nd it was great to see such an amazing fan turnout in California. The campsites around the track were full and there were people everywhere. Those were the biggest crowds I think I’ve ever seen at that track. That’s a good omen for the sport and we owe that to the efforts of MotoAmerica.”
The Altus Motorsports team is supported by our great family of sponsors: Altus Motorsports, FLY Racing WPS, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Moto-D Racing, Bonamici, Hot Bodies Racing, M4 Exhausts, Vortex EK, Motion Pro, Barnett, Maxima Racing Oils, SBS Brakes, BrakeTech USA, Inc., Ohlins, K-Tech, RS Taichi, Arai, Law Tigers Oklahoma, and Altus Factory Racing.
More, from a press release issued by Rodio Racing/Warhorse HSBK Racing:
RODIO RACING/WARHORSE HSBK RACING CONTINUES CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE IN TWO CLASSES
Gus Rodio Rebounds For Podium; Anthony Mazziotto Closes In On First Place In Championship
Rebounding from a late race crash while leading the SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Race 1 at Laguna, Gus Rodio avoided a crash by another rider in Race 2 to claim 2nd place on the podium. In Race 1 Gus set the fastest lap time of the race but could not capitalize with a podium finish.
Gus Rodio: I was super happy to end the weekend on the box, after crashing out of the lead in Race 1. I can’t thank my crew enough for the work they put in for me. Cannot wait to get to Brainerd, the only MotoAmerica circuit I have a lap record at.
After avoiding a huge crash by another rider that caused Anthony Mazziotto to run off track, he was able to re-enter the track and push to finish in 6th place in the single REV’IT! Twins Cup at Laguna Seca. The race was extremely close among the top 7 riders with lap times within 0.3 seconds of each other providing another exciting Twins Cup show. With the points gathered Anthony maintained his 2nd place in the class championship, now 4 points behind the leader.
Anthony Mazziotto: P6 in the race, I avoided a major crash and had to play catch up. Managed to close a huge gap and collect as many points as I could! The championship hunt is getting close and I can nearly smell it!
Rodio Racing/Warhorse HSBK Racing will continue their championship quests at the next MotoAmerica Round at Brainerd International Raceway July 30-31.
N2, NATC, And WERA Racing Next Weekend At Roebling Road
ACTION PACKED WERA WEEKEND WITH N2 AND NATC!
July 15-17 will see an action-packed weekend at Roebling Road Raceway. Starting on Friday, N2 will have a practice day with two timed practice sessions included for the North American Talent Cup (NATC) riders.
On Saturday, the N2/WERA National Endurance by Dunlop will take the track with a two-hour race for the Ultralightweight machines before lunch and then the NATC Race One will take the track for 10 laps.
This series is designed for young riders to travel the country and run at an FIM/AMA level of racing getting them ready to turn their dreams into reality.
Following NATC Race One will be the Big Bike Endurance, which will run four hours on the newly repaved Roebling Road circuit. The Big Bikes always put on a show, and it is amazing to see how tight this endurance stays over the four-hour stretch of time.
On Sunday, the sprint riders get their turn on the new pavement to show what they have. There are 14 races on tap for Sunday with entry-level machines all the way up to 1000cc Superbikes. The action in these eight-lap sprints lets these riders push their envelope and learn each and every lap.
Camping is available and credentials will be sold at the gate for this event.
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing was founded in 1973 and remains the foremost place to develop talent in the sport of motorcycle road racing. The legacy of Pro riders on a National and World level is legendary. All events are run by WERA Motorcycle Roadracing with a co-sanction by the AMA and they go coast to coast offering entry level racing with the WERA Sportsman Series as well as a Pro-Am Series with the WERA National Challenge Series, WERA Motorcycle Roadracing also offer Vintage Racing and limited Endurance Racing with Track Day Partners N2 and Sportbike Track Time. WERA Motorcycle Roadracing was voted the 2017 AMA Track Organizer of the Year.
For more information on WERA Motorcycle Roadracing please check out our web site at wera.com!
WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu Leads Tight FP1 At Donington Park
North America Talent Cup: A Preview Of Round Four At Roebling Road
JOINING WERA AT ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY, ROUND 4 OF THE NORTH AMERICA TALENT CUP MARKS THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE 2022 SEASON
Only three points separate the top two competitors, with third through fifth places in a battle of their own.
SAVANNAH, GA – The North America Talent Cup (NATC) competitors are becoming a more seasoned group of racers and teams after three tough rounds. Round one alongside MotoGP at COTA was an experience of a lifetime for the young road racers. From there, they battled windy conditions on the high plains of Colorado for round two, and grueling heat on a technical circuit for round three at The Ridge. Riders and teams have displayed true grit and overcome challenges along the way.
For round four, the NATC takes the show to the southeast track Roebling Road Raceway for two races alongside longtime road racing sanctioning body, WERA.
The new North America Talent Cup aims to provide riders across the continent with a vital link to professional road racing. The NATC is considered a stepping-stone between the FIM MiniGP North America Series and professional series such as MotoAmerica’s™ Junior Cup or international feeder series like the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup or FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship.
The current points leader is Alessandro Di Mario with 127 points and three wins. With 124 points, Jesse James Shedden, also with three wins, will need to qualify in front in order to stay with Di Mario on the fast, flowing two-mile course.
Aiden Sneed, Logan Cunnison, and Jayden Fernandez have all been in the mix for podiums and wins. With the points so close among the top ten, the championship is far from determined.
We’ve seen impressive racing action over the first half of the season. Everywhere the NATC racers compete, they create fans and catch the attention of industry professionals. The flowing layout of Roebling Road Raceway will be exciting to watch.
The North America Talent Cup is proud to partner with WERA to support the future of American road racing talent.
“WERA Motorcycle Roadracing has been a launch pad for many racers who have gone on to win World Championships and compete at MotoGP levels. We have a long list of riders who started a dream with WERA and made their dream into a career. We are excited to host the NATC with their young dreamers at our event this coming weekend (July 16/17) at Roebling Road Raceway in Bloomingdale, GA. Check out our website for information on WERA and to see the weekend schedule for this event as well,” said WERA Owner Evelyne Clarke.
To learn more about the North America Talent Cup, visit: www.northamericatalentcup.com
To learn more about the WERA, visit: www.wera.com
About NATC
The NATC is a one-make spec-series of teams and riders, using the successful Northern Talent Cup as a blueprint. The limit on entries is 20 riders between 13 and 16 years of age in 2022. The spec-motorcycle will be the Aprilia RS250 SP2; a machine developed by Aprilia in partnership with Ohvale and proven to offer a competitive platform for developing talent. The NATC is designed to create close competition in a cost-effective manner. In its first year, the NATC will race throughout the continental U.S., with seven designated rounds taking place alongside MotoGP™, MotoAmerica™, WERA, and MRA.
About WERA
WERA, based in Canton, Ga., is one of the oldest and largest national sanctioning bodies conducting motorcycle races at road courses across the United States. Since 1974 WERA has enabled thousands of racers at all levels the opportunity to compete across the country. WERA offers a Rider’s School with entry-level racing, pro-am racing and vintage racing for anyone with a motorcycle.
About the FIM North America
FIM North America is one of six Continental Unions (CONUs) recognized as geographical subdivisions and accountable to the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). It was founded in 1998. The national federations who are members of FIM North America are, by virtue of their geographical area and their membership in the FIM, the American Motorcyclist Association and the Canadian Motorcycle Association. FIM North America establishes an annual calendar of Continental Championship events and other activities and declares champions in designated disciplines and classes. Its member federations issue CONU licenses to riders participating in FIM NA events as well as those who are participating in Continental Championship events organized in other CONUs. For more information, visit fim-northamerica.com.
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MAVTV Plus Completes Transition to FloRacing – All Live-Stream Programming Shown Exclusively Through MAVTV on FloRacing
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WorldSBK: Rea Says One Thing Is Certain About His 2023 Racing Plans
TALKING POINTS AHEAD OF DONINGTON: “I’ll be on the grid next year… it’s a real home race!”
From 2023 mumblings to this weekend’s pondering, there was plenty of chatter going on ahead of the Prosecco DOC UK Round
The 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has touched down at Donington Park in the United Kingdom ahead of the Prosecco DOC UK Round, the fifth round of the season. As is usual on Thursday, the media centre was a hive of activity with plenty of gossip about 2023’s silly season, which manufacturer should shine brightest this weekend, teams and riders testing at Suzuka and – for once – the British weather shining down on what is set to be a sun-soaked weekend of action. Here’s the best quotes from the main stars of the show.
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “This weekend will be very tough for us”
“I am so happy so sign again with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati because I feel so good with the team riding the bike and I’m enjoying it a lot. I know I’m a bit old to be a rider, but I feel like I am in the best moment of my career, physically and mentally. I have a lot of motivation and now, I’m a bit more relaxed in my mind because I can work more focused on 2022. I remember three years ago, it was my first time in this track after many years. I don’t know if it’s the layout or whatever but it’s always difficult for Ducati at this track. Let’s see what happens this weekend; I don’t have any expectation, just to start on Friday with the good feeling I had with the first four rounds of the season and let’s see if I can be competitive as I was at the other track. For sure, this weekend will be very tough for us.”
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK): “In the next days or weeks, there’ll be a communication… I’ll be on the grid next year in WorldSBK!”
“I’m excited because after Misano, we did some testing at Aragon and also Suzuka for the 8 hours. Donington is my home race and I have a lot of fans travelling from Northern Ireland, so I’m excited to see what we can do. The good old British weather looks like it’s going to look down on us and the sun’s going to shine, so I’m excited for a cool weekend. We’re always improving the bike step-by-step and we learnt a lot of things about the bike in the hotter conditions, so we’ll be better equipped to go through the summer races which is really important. Alvaro’s deal is a natural step, he’s doing a good job and he’s competitive, so it’s only natural to continue. About me, it’s that time of the year. One thing for sure is that I’m not going to stay at home and watch the races; my manager is coming here this weekend and he’ll understand everything. Then, in the next days or weeks, there’ll be a communication. It’s exciting times but I’ll be on the grid next year in WorldSBK and I can’t wait!”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK): “Very happy to come to Donington Park, my favourite track!”
“I’m very happy to come to Donington Park, my favourite track, I love it. I hope to be fighting again for victory but we will see. Today, I saw Race 1 again because of the incredible start and after two laps, I was leading. I think in my career, this is an incredible race. This weekend, we will try again! After the WorldSBK bike, the MotoGP™ bike was totally different, but I really liked the braking and the gearing, it’s incredible. We rode it for two or three hours but then it rained, so we went back to Barcelona but anyway, I was very happy, because after becoming World Champion in 2021, it was a nice gift.”
Iker Lecuona (Team HRC): “Mentally, I think I’m in the best moment of my career… I’m excited to jump on the bike and finish in front!”
“We did one test at Donington Park and then a two-day test at Misano, so honestly, I think the bike is improving. Step-by-step, it is improving and so is my feeling with it and the team during these tests made very good work so I think we can make a step at this track. I need to learn another track but I think we can make a step. Every week in between the break, I had something to do: Donington, Misano and Suzuka in Japan. I’m happy though, as it’s more laps with the bike, the team and I tried to learn as much as possible and I think I’ve improved my performance a little bit. Mentally, I think I’m in the best moment of my career and with this new challenge at Donington Park, I don’t care about my physical side, I’m just excited to jump on the bike and finish in the front!”
Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK): “It’s a real home race… we’re going to have a full crowd!”
“I feel good, it’s a real home race and I only live about five minutes from this place, so I get to hear the bikes or the cars every day around here! We only get to ride here once a year, so I’m really happy that we’re going to have a full crowd so it’s going to be great with a good turnout. The weather looks like it’s going to be typical English sunshine, so I’m looking forward to the weekend. The Aragon test was pretty good because we had some new tyres at Misano that we didn’t get to test before the race weekend; it’s hard in a race weekend when you’re working on a setting, to try things, so we used this to try some new tyres, although they’re not here this weekend. To get testing in with hotter conditions was good for me in terms of managing those conditions. Then, we went testing at Suzuka before coming home, spending some time with my daughters and refreshing for this weekend.”
Garrett Gerloff (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team): “If you get the podium once, you’ve got to be able to do it twice!”
“If you get the podium once, you’ve got to be able to do it twice! That would be nice. Everybody’s going really fast this year, it’s something that we see in the overall race times. The pace is a lot quicker especially with the front guys. For sure, the top three is at a really good level. I have the same bike as Toprak, and I should be able to do something. We’re going to start with the setup we had last year and go from there.”
WorldSBK: Kawasaki Riders Looking Forward To Home Race
Hot Home Weekend Awaits Lowes And Rea
The fifth round of the WorldSBK championship will get underway at Donington Park in the UK between 15-17 July, with Kawasaki Racing Team riders Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes more than ready to get back into competitive action.
With not one but two UK riders in its line-up KRT can almost consider Donington Park as another home venue – even before the squad gets to race within sight of its European base opposite the Circuit de Catalunya – Barcelona, in late September.
The weather forecast for the Donington weekend indicates that it should be hotter than average in the East Midlands of England, up to and through race weekend. This may have an important bearing on overall machine set-up and particularly in regard to tyre choice for the longer Saturday and Sunday races.
Rea enters the Donington weekend in the knowledge that he has scored no fewer than 13 Donington WorldSBK podiums, including six race wins in the recent past. With five race wins in 2022 so far Jonathan sits second in the championship after exactly one-third of the season has been completed.
Donington is almost a literal home round for Alex, having moved to the English East Midlands from his native Lincolnshire some time ago. He is as motivated as ever for success and sees Donington as the ideal venue in which to record his first 2022 podium.
Since the previous WorldSBK round at Misano both Rea and Lowes have still logged hours on race prepared Ninja ZX-10RR machinery. They took part in a short but valuable hot weather test at Motorland Aragon in late June and, more recently, flew to Japan to make on-track preparations in readiness for the Suzuka 8 Hours EWC round.
Two weeks after Donington the WorldSBK paddock will reconvene at Most in the Czech Republic for the sixth round of the series, between 29-31 July. The end of that event signals the start of a five weekend-long summer break, after which Magny Cours in France hosts Round Seven, between 9-11 September.
There will be no WorldSSP300 Championship race at Donington Park but this important category will return to action at Most.
Jonathan Rea, stated: “It’s very cool to face my home race. It brings a lot of excitement because a lot of my friends and family will make the trip. I always enjoy seeing the faces of the home fans who have been following me since my BSB days. Now the paddock is more open than it was last year so it will be nice to get amongst them and really soak up the atmosphere of a home race. It feels like a long time since we have raced, but we have been on the bike. We did some private testing at Aragon and also some preparations for the Suzuka 8 Hours. I have had a lot of bike time recently. I am looking forward to the first laps at Donington because it is a track that I really enjoy. It is a circuit of two halves. One fast and flowing, but the end of the lap is very much stop/start. The Ninja ZX-10RR has a good history at Donington and I have had a few wins there now. It is a good track to kick start this part of the season. Both Donington and Most come in quick succession, so it is important to capitalise. The target is to win so I am excited to see what we can do.”
Alex Lowes, stated: “Donington is the only time we get to race in front of the English fans so I am really looking forward to that this coming weekend. It seems there will be a big turnout of spectators and the weather looks like it is going to be mega. Typical English weather – so it is going to be really hot! Donington is a track I really enjoy, I have had good results there, the Kawasaki has had good results there, so there is no better place to get our first podium of the season – which is long overdue. I live really close to the track and I will enjoy it. We have been building up some good momentum, too. I feel good and I can’t wait to get started. It is going to be a good fun weekend in front of the home fans and let’s try to get onto the podium.”
Frenchman Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) is looking to be declared fit for Donington, after missing the previous Misano round through injury. Oliver König (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) is in the same position, having suffered a collarbone injury in a training accident after the Misano round.
Local hero and regular BSB rider for VisionTrack Kawasaki, Leon Haslam, will be a very popular addition to the Donington Park WorldSBK line-up in a repeat of his partnership with the TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki squad at the Assen round this year.
UtahSBA: Lopez Returns From Injury And Wins
Round 4 of the Utah Motorcycle Law Masters of the Mountains series took place on July 9th at Utah Motorcycle Campus on the West track configuration.
The series crown jewel race, Moto United KOM GTU/Moto Station-Pirelli KOM GTO, would have multiple story lines with series points leader Anthony Norton not attending, and defending number one plate holder Jerry Hicks electing not to race after a nasty crash in an earlier round. Additionally, previous race winner Genaro Lopez would be returning from a broken wrist suffered at Round two and second place points holder Dave Meyer would be looking to eat into a 38 point deficit to Norton in first place.
In qualifying Lopez set the early fast lap at 1:33.006. Meyer would soon answer back with a 1:32.9 and briefly move into P1 before being bested when Lopez responded with a 1:32.625 on the very next lap. At this point in the session it would be Lopez and Meyer running in first and second with local racer Ryan Richardson in third with a 1:33.632 lap time. In the closing minutes of qualifying Scott Decker would be able to edge Richardson for the third place qualifying slot with a 1:33.632. The top three in the final qualifying order would be Lopez, Meyer, Decker.
Come race time, Meyer would lead the pack entering turn one but Lopez would make a quick pass and exit turn one with the lead. Richardson would exit turn one in third. By lap two Lopez would open a sizable gap on Meyer and Richardson in second and third respectively.
Behind the lead trio, Kellen Birch was leading Kevin Dolan in a furious battle for fifth. The two would be tip to tail for two laps with Dolan attempting passes in seemingly every corner before finally making a pass stick in turn five of lap four. Birch would close the gap and try to regain his position in the turn ten but his efforts would be fruitless as Dolan would retain his position.
Meanwhile on lap seven Meyer, at this point running in second, would accidentally activate his pit limiter and allow Richardson in third to move up into second. The running order now re-shuffled to Lopez, Richardson, Meyer. From there the top three would bring it home to the finish line without further changes in position.
In The Mechanic Modern Vintage GTO/GTU race Josh Snow would get a great jump and post a 1:35.41 lap time for lap one. Dolan would be second on for the entirety of lap one with Marshall Miller trailing behind in third. By the beginning of lap two Snow and Dolan were separated by no more than a yardstick setting up a race of one overtaking attempt after another, corner after corner. Snow would manage to separate himself on the first half of the lap, with Dolan able to catch up in the second half of the lap. Dolan would attempt a pass each lap in turn ten, getting a good drive and drying to drag race Snow in first on the front straight. Dolan’s efforts were in vain as Snow was able to hold on for the win with the podium group being Snow, Dolan, Miller in the final standings. Said Snow of his race, “I felt like I had kind of plateaued in my riding then somehow I broke through and won the first two races of my career at Round 3 and was able to back it up with the win this afternoon. Huge thanks to my mentors Marshall Miller, Alex Zinaich, and Scott Rybarik.”
In the Moto United Open Superstock race, local racer Kory Cowan would ride a huge wheelie off the starting line, opening the door for Ryan Richardson on the Trackstar Racing ZX-10 to get the holeshot. Kowan would gather the bike in time to tuck into second behind Richardson with Cole Phillips in third. At the end of the first lap Kowan would make the pass for the lead in turn ten but Richardson would immediately answer back by getting a better drive and retaking first place by passing on the gas down the front straight. Cowan stayed close to the leader though, ultimately passing for the lead again in turn four. By lap three Philllips had caught back up to the two leaders, ticking off laps and waiting patiently for a mistake so he could move up in the running order. By turn five of lap four Richardson was able to catch Cowan and would stalk him the rest of the lap before pouncing in turn ten and getting hard on the throttle to secure first position. Cowan would trail the rest of the lap before unexpectedly retiring from the race and handing second position to Phillips. Scott Decker would inherit third place and the finishing order would be Richardson, Phillips, Decker. After the race Richardson was happy with his victory but expressed a desire for improvement. “I’m happy with the win but I want to be running a 1:32 lap time. I have some ideas where I can drop a half a second or so from my lap time. I want to thank my Dad Ian, Dunlop Tires, Jason Parkinson at ECS HVAC, and Trackstar Racing,” said Richardson.
As the track went silent the racers gathered at their race round staple barbeque event to bench race and make plans for Round five, which will be held August 6th at Utah Motorsports Campus on the perimeter track configuration. The UtahSBA wishes to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to our racers, their families, and last but certainly not least our generous sponsors. None of this would happen without you and we can’t wait to see you at Round 5 in August. If you’ve never raced with the UtahSBA before, do it! You’re missing out and there’s no better time to start than on the perimeter course configuration with one of the longest straightaways in North America. See you there!
Results
Motostation/Moto United KOM Overall:
1. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)
2. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
3. David Meyer (YAM R1)
4. Cole Phillips (KAW ZX-10R)
5. Kevin Dolan (KAW ZX-10R)
6. Kellen Birch(YAM R1)
Motostation KOM GTO:
1. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)
2. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
3. David Meyer (YAM YZF-R1)
4. Cole Phillips (KAW ZX-10R)
5. Kevin Dolan (KAW ZX-10R)
6. Kellen Birch (YAM R1)
AZ Riding Academy Combined GTO
1. Gilbert Gonzalez (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Joshua Snow (YAM R1)
3. Steven Marco (YAM R1)
4. Sam Arquit (HON CBR1000RR)
5. Christopher Mousley (YAM R1)
6. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
Off Highway Van Combined GTU
1. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
2. Chayce Lance (YAM R6)
3. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
4. Belisario Arango (KAW ZX6R)
5. Mario Fernandez (YAM R6)
6. Brian Gerwe (HON CBR600RR)
The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash – Expert
1. Steven Marco (YAM R1)
2. Sam Arquit (HON CBR1000RR)
3. Joshua Snow (YAM R1)
4. Marshall Miller (BMW S1000RR)
5. Braxton Young (YAM R6)
6. David Meyer (YAM R1)
The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash – Novice
1. Alban Bonilla (BMW S1000RR)
2. Brian Gerwe (HON CBR600RR)
3. Mario Fernandez (YAM R6)
4. Landon Mattson (SUZ GSX-R600)
5. Cameron Holladay (YAM R1)
Harrison Eurosports Formula 40 – GTO
1. Kevin Dolan (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Alex Zinaich (YAM R1)
3. Christopher Mousley (YAM R1)
4. Dave Loynd (HON CBR1000RR)
5. Jeff Taylor (YAM R1)
Harrison Eurosports Formula 40 – GTU
1. Lee McNutt (YAM R6)
2. Kirk Doyle (KAW ZX-6R)
3. Eliu Heredia (YAM R6)
4. Dustin Lance (YAM R6)
The Weekend Garage Middleweight Superbike
1. Brian Childree (KAW ZX-6R)
2. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
3. Braxton Young (YAM R6)
4. Brian Naylor (KAW ZX-6R)
Toxic Moto Racing Middleweight Superstock
1. Brian Childree (KAW ZX-6R)
3. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
2. Lee McNutt (YAM R6)
4. Brian Naylor (KAW ZX-6R)
5. Belisario Arango (KAW ZX-6R)
6. Braxton Young (YAM R6)
The Mechanic Modern Vintage – GTO
1. Joshua Snow (YAM R1)
2. Kevin Dolan (SUZ GSXR1000)
3. Marshall Miller (BMW S1000RR)
4. Dave Loynd (HON CBR1000RR)
5. Cameron Holladay (YAM YZF R1)
6. Robert Jojola (DUC 999)
The Mechanic Modern Vintage – GTU
1. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
2. Brian Gerwe (HON CBR600RR)
3. Kirk Doyle (KAW ZX-6R)
4. Donald Rothfuss (DUC 848)
5. Braxton Young (YAM YZF R6)
6. Mario Fernandez (YAM YZF R6)
Karl Malone Powersports Moto 2
1. Brian Childree (KAW ZX-6R)
2. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
4. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
3. Brian Naylor (KAW ZX-6R)
5. Zach Jenson (YAM R6)
6. Kirk Doyle (KAW ZX-6R)
Redline Realty Moto 3
1. Brian Gerwe (KAW Ninja 400)
Legion of Speed Novice GTO
1. Christopher Mousley (YAM R1)
2. Jeff Taylor (YAM R1)
3. Alban Bonilla (BMW S1000RR)
4. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
5. Zach Jenson (YAM R6)
6. Joseph Ruck (SUZ GSX-R1000)
Trackstar Novice GTU
1. Kirk Doyle (KAW ZX-6R)
2. Scott Christensen (YAM R6)
3. Zach Jenson (YAM R6)
4. Brian Berwe (HON CBR600RR)
5. Mario Fernandez (YAM R6)
6. Jeff Leeman (YAM R6)
Vortex Open Superbike
1. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Kevin Dolan (KAW ZX-10R)
3. David Meyer (YAM R1)
4. Gilbert Gonzalez (KAW ZX-10R)
5. Sam Arquit (HON CBR1000RR)
6. Kellen Birch (YAM R1)
MotoUnited Open Superstock
1. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Cole Phillips (KAW ZX-10R)
3. Scott Decker (YAM R1)
4. Kellen Birch (YAM R1)
5. Kory Cowan (SUZ GSX-R750)
Karl Malone Powersports Open Twins
1. Joshua Fisher (TRI 675R)
2. Donald Rothfuss (DUC 848)
3. Jake Ferdinand (DUC 959)
4. Jared Baird (DUC 1299)
5. Robert Jojola (DUC 999)
TruSolace Production 500
1. Brian Gerwe (KAW Ninja 400)
Monarch Powersports Sportsman
1. Jordan DeJarnett (YAM R6)
2. Jared Baird (DUC 1299)
3. Robert Jojola (DUC 999)
4. Cameron Holladay (YAM YZF-R1)
5. David Schulz (YAM YZF-R6)
Napa Auto Parts Tooele Stock 1000
1. Ryan Richardson (KAW ZX-10R)
2. Gilbert Gonzalez (KAW ZX-10R)
3. Jeff Taylor (YAM R1)
4. Steven Marco (YAM R1)
5. Christopher Mousley (YAM R1)
6. Joshua Snow (YAM R1)
Carbonsmith Super Street Bike
1. Remington Mathews (KTM 1290 Super Duke R)
2. Marco Tellez (SUZ GSX-R1000)
3. Alex Zinaich (YAM FZ1)
4. Robert Jojola (DUC 1199)
N2/WERA Endurance: Pietri Riding With Army Of Darkness At Roebling Road
Robertino Pietri will ride the #99 Army of Darkness Yamaha YZF-R1 fitted with Pirelli tires in the N2/WERA National Endurance Series four-hour race this weekend. The Venezuelan has had quite the career in the past competing in National championships, Moto2, a Daytona 200 podium finisher, and the MotoGP test rider for Avintia MotoGP Team.
Robertino Pietri – “I’m really excited and honored to have been called by the guys at Army of Darkness to fill in for Chris Peris at the next race at Roebling Road. I’ll do my best and try to give the team the best input I can. I have kept training hard to be ready for an opportunity like this, so my aim is to show up and be able to help the team and of course, have a lot of fun while at it.”
Army of Darkness (AOD) is the longest running endurance motorcycle road racing team in America. The team was founded in 1993 and has won 17 national endurance titles including seven Middleweight titles, six Heavyweight titles and four Overall Championships. AOD won the WERA Middleweight Superbike Endurance Championship for seven consecutive seasons from 1999 to 2005 and the WERA Heavyweight Superbike Endurance Championship in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. AOD has campaigned Suzukis, BMWs and Yamahas.
AOD is sponsored by: Army of Darkness, Yamaha Champions Riding School, Yamaha, Pirelli, Industry13, Chicken Hawk, Woodcraft, Hindle, Fast Frank Racing, Supersprox, Thermosman, N2, WERA, Roadracing World
WorldSBK: Gerloff Excited To Race At Donington Park
DONINGTON UP NEXT FOR GYTR GRT YAMAHA WORLDSBK TEAM
The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team is gearing up for the fifth round of the 2022 FIM Superbike World Championship season at Donington Park after a five-week break, with Garrett Gerloff and Kohta Nozane eager to return to action at the British venue.
Previously in Misano, Gerloff managed to score a pair of top 10 finishes in Race 1 and the Superpole Race with eight and ninth, while unfortunately he was unable to finish Race 2 after a promising start.
The 26-year-old American heads into the weekend with good memories of Donington Park, having clinched a second-place finish in Race 2 there last year, his best WorldSBK feature race result to date.
On the other side of the box, Nozane added more points to his 2022 tally with 12th in Race 1. The Japanese rider narrowly missed out in Sunday’s races, but will be looking to convert his improved pace into top 10 results. Having missed last year’s visit to Donington due to injury, this will be his first outing at the legendary 4.02 km circuit.
After the Free Practice sessions and Superpole qualifier, Race 1 will get underway at 14:00 local time (GMT+1) on Saturday, with Race 2 starting exactly 24 hours later on Sunday, following the SPRC at 11:00.
Garrett Gerloff #31
“I’m so excited for Donington, I love the British fans and energy. The track to me is pretty special, there’s a lot of history and it reminds me of a lot of American tracks that are really close to my heart. We had a nice weekend last year for the most part and I’d love to have a similar one this time. I cannot wait to get there and be back with my team after this little break.”
Kohta Nozane #3
“It’s nice to be back after some time off. I cannot wait to be in Donington Park as unfortunately I missed it last year. The circuit has a lot of history and I believe I’ll enjoy it. So, we’ll focus on learning the track quickly to have a solid weekend and get good results. I’ll race as strong as I can in front of the amazing British fans this weekend.”
MotoAmerica: The Final Round Of Team Reports From Laguna Seca
MotoAmerica: Results from Laguna Seca for the Altus Motorsports WPS FLY Racing Team
(Monterey, CA) The results on paper are not an indicator of the success the team had at the 2022 Laguna Seca MotoAmerica round.
“Sometimes you do everything right and the cards just don’t go your way. That pretty much sums up our Laguna Seca weekend. We have an amazing team and all of our riders are making improvements every round. Our pace was great but we suffered a mechanical on Sunday in Supersport and Kayla caught some bad luck in both Junior Cup races. It is what it is and we just move on to the next round,” said team owner George Nassaney.
Superbike Cup & Stock 1000
Laguna Seca Raceway was another solid step forward for Brandon Paasch. This round featured only one race on the schedule for the Stock 1000 class. Paasch started from 8th and finished 6th. In the Superbike Races, he qualified 21st. In the Saturday race, Brandon fought his way forward to 14th and 4th among the Superbike Cup competitors; the race-within-the-race of Stock 1000 competitors running with the Superbikes. On Sunday, he also finished 14th but this time as the top Superbike Cup racer.
“We definitely had a good weekend of learning and improving. We were steadily chipping away at the lap time all weekend and had some great battles farther up the grid. I’m definitely happy with the progress and I am looking forward to getting back out at Brainerd in a couple of weeks,” said Brandon Paasch.
Supersport
Jaret Nassaney began both of the Supersport races from 9th. In the first race, on Saturday, he had worked his way up into a race-long battle for 7th. He fought hard for the position during the last few laps and managed to hold it when he crossed the finish line. In the second race, Nassaney was also running in 7th when an electrical issue surfaced. He limped the bike back to the pits and, regrettably, took the DNF.
“We went faster than we ever have at laguna so that was a big plus! We got p7 in race 1 after salvaging a bad start! In race two we were in contingent for 6th with three laps to go when an electrical issue caused us to retire from the race. Super bummed but we’ll give it another go at Brainerd,” said Jaret Nassaney.
Junior Cup
Kayla Yaakov has established herself as a mainstay in the leading pack of the Junior Cup races this season. Laguna Seca was no different. After qualifying 6th, she went with the lead pack during the Saturday race. She was rarely outside of the top three spots and even took her turn at the front a few times. With two laps to go, Yaakov was running in 2nd with sights set on another win when an incident with the rider in 3rd put them both on the ground and, unfortunately, out of the race. The Sunday race was more of the same. She went with the front runners at the start but on the final lap the rider in 2nd highsided on the exit of Turn 3. His bike hit Kayla. She was able to keep her motorcycle upright as she ran off the track. She did re-enter but only managed to cross the finish line in 9th.
“Laguna was definitely a tough weekend for us. After having a really good pace in practice and qualifying, we were really looking forward to the races. Unfortunately, we ran into two unavoidable racing incidents in both races. This caused me to crash in race one, and lose my rear brake, foot peg, and run off the track in race two. Definitely not the weekend we were hoping for, but the whole Altus Motorsports crew and I are already fully focused and ready for Brainerd,” said Kayla Yaakov.
“It seems like I say it after every race weekend: We have a great team. Our riders, mechanics, and support staff are all amazing,” said team owner George Nassaney. “A nd it was great to see such an amazing fan turnout in California. The campsites around the track were full and there were people everywhere. Those were the biggest crowds I think I’ve ever seen at that track. That’s a good omen for the sport and we owe that to the efforts of MotoAmerica.”
The Altus Motorsports team is supported by our great family of sponsors: Altus Motorsports, FLY Racing WPS, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Moto-D Racing, Bonamici, Hot Bodies Racing, M4 Exhausts, Vortex EK, Motion Pro, Barnett, Maxima Racing Oils, SBS Brakes, BrakeTech USA, Inc., Ohlins, K-Tech, RS Taichi, Arai, Law Tigers Oklahoma, and Altus Factory Racing.
More, from a press release issued by Rodio Racing/Warhorse HSBK Racing:
RODIO RACING/WARHORSE HSBK RACING CONTINUES CHAMPIONSHIP CHASE IN TWO CLASSES
Gus Rodio Rebounds For Podium; Anthony Mazziotto Closes In On First Place In Championship
Rebounding from a late race crash while leading the SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Race 1 at Laguna, Gus Rodio avoided a crash by another rider in Race 2 to claim 2nd place on the podium. In Race 1 Gus set the fastest lap time of the race but could not capitalize with a podium finish.
Gus Rodio: I was super happy to end the weekend on the box, after crashing out of the lead in Race 1. I can’t thank my crew enough for the work they put in for me. Cannot wait to get to Brainerd, the only MotoAmerica circuit I have a lap record at.
After avoiding a huge crash by another rider that caused Anthony Mazziotto to run off track, he was able to re-enter the track and push to finish in 6th place in the single REV’IT! Twins Cup at Laguna Seca. The race was extremely close among the top 7 riders with lap times within 0.3 seconds of each other providing another exciting Twins Cup show. With the points gathered Anthony maintained his 2nd place in the class championship, now 4 points behind the leader.
Anthony Mazziotto: P6 in the race, I avoided a major crash and had to play catch up. Managed to close a huge gap and collect as many points as I could! The championship hunt is getting close and I can nearly smell it!
Rodio Racing/Warhorse HSBK Racing will continue their championship quests at the next MotoAmerica Round at Brainerd International Raceway July 30-31.
N2, NATC, And WERA Racing Next Weekend At Roebling Road
ACTION PACKED WERA WEEKEND WITH N2 AND NATC!
July 15-17 will see an action-packed weekend at Roebling Road Raceway. Starting on Friday, N2 will have a practice day with two timed practice sessions included for the North American Talent Cup (NATC) riders.
On Saturday, the N2/WERA National Endurance by Dunlop will take the track with a two-hour race for the Ultralightweight machines before lunch and then the NATC Race One will take the track for 10 laps.
This series is designed for young riders to travel the country and run at an FIM/AMA level of racing getting them ready to turn their dreams into reality.
Following NATC Race One will be the Big Bike Endurance, which will run four hours on the newly repaved Roebling Road circuit. The Big Bikes always put on a show, and it is amazing to see how tight this endurance stays over the four-hour stretch of time.
On Sunday, the sprint riders get their turn on the new pavement to show what they have. There are 14 races on tap for Sunday with entry-level machines all the way up to 1000cc Superbikes. The action in these eight-lap sprints lets these riders push their envelope and learn each and every lap.
Camping is available and credentials will be sold at the gate for this event.
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing was founded in 1973 and remains the foremost place to develop talent in the sport of motorcycle road racing. The legacy of Pro riders on a National and World level is legendary. All events are run by WERA Motorcycle Roadracing with a co-sanction by the AMA and they go coast to coast offering entry level racing with the WERA Sportsman Series as well as a Pro-Am Series with the WERA National Challenge Series, WERA Motorcycle Roadracing also offer Vintage Racing and limited Endurance Racing with Track Day Partners N2 and Sportbike Track Time. WERA Motorcycle Roadracing was voted the 2017 AMA Track Organizer of the Year.
For more information on WERA Motorcycle Roadracing please check out our web site at wera.com!