Gagne Leads Ultra Close Medallia Superbike Qualifying Session At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Action Gets Underway In The GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Speedfest At Monterey And It’s Close In All Classes
MONTEREY, CA (July 8, 2022) – Defending MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Champion Jake Gagne started the weekend off the way he normally does by throwing down the fastest laps in both practice and Q1 on opening day for this weekend’s GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Speedfest at Monterey.
And if today’s opening day of action at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is any indication, we’re in for a pair of white-hot Medallia Superbike races this weekend.
While Gagne and his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing YZF-R1 set the pace with a 1:23.707 lap in Q1 to take provisional pole position for the two Medallia Superbike races, he’s got company at the top with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Danilo Petrucci just .232 of a second behind and the top five all within a second of Gagne.
Gagne tamed the wind to click off his best lap on his 11th go-around, his 1:23.707 – just .799 of a second off Josh Herrin’s lap record of 1:22.908 set during Superpole in 2018.
South African Cameron Petersen was third in Q1 with his 1:24.076 just .369 of a second behind his teammate Gagne. Then came his countryman Mathew Scholtz on the Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 with his best .143 of a second behind Petersen.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s PJ Jacobsen was fifth and the last rider within a second of Gagne.
Tomorrow morning the Medallia Superbikes field will be out to improve upon today’s times in a battle for pole position. Thus far in 2022, Gagne has been on pole at all five rounds.
Supersport – Herrin, Barely
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Supersport Championship points leader Josh Herrin led Friday’s Q1 session on his Ducati Panigale V2, but only just. Herrin lapped at 1:26.942 and that put him just .110 of a second ahead of Landers Racing’s Rocco Landers and .346 of a second ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott.
As in Medallia Superbike Q1, the top five Supersport riders were all within a second of Herrin’s best. N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Kevin Olmedo and North East Cycle Outlet Racing’s Benjamin Smith were the two who completed the top five.
Yuasa Stock 1000 – Alexander Leads ‘Em
You can’t get much closer than .005 of a second, but that’s all that separates Tytlers Cycle/RideHVMC Racing’s Corey Alexander from Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim, the same two riders who are fighting tooth and nail for the Yuasa Stock 1000 Championship.
And they have company.
Champ School BPR Yamaha’s Bryce Prince is making his one-off MotoAmerica appearance one to remember as he put his YZF-R1 into third – just .095 of a second behind Alexander and a tick faster than fourth-placed Travis Wyman on the second Tytlers Cycle/RideHVMC Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Fifth-fastest is Vision Wheel/DiscountTire/KWS’s Geoff May, the last rider on the same second as Alexander and his 1:26.146.
REV’IT! Twins Cup – De Keyrel Quickest
Veloce Racing’s Kaleb De Keyrel led the REV’IT! Twins Cup Q1 session on a windy Friday afternoon on the Monterey Peninsula with the defending series champion besting Cycle Tech Racing teammates James Rispoli and Hayden Schultz by only .301 and .329 of a second, respectively. De Keyrel’s best lap came on his 11th go-around – a 1:30.530.
Rodio Racing/Warhorse HSBK Racing’s Anthony Mazziotto, fresh off his two wins at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago, ended up fourth-fastest and half a second slower than De Keyrel with MP13 Racing’s Cory Ventura rounding out the top five on opening day at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Championship points leader Jody Barry ended day one 10th-fastest on his Veloce Racing Aprilia RS 660.
SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup – Lanuza’s Surprise
Not many in the MotoAmerica paddock could tell you yesterday who Daniel Lanuza was. As Friday came to a close, everyone in the SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup class knew who Lanuza was. And he obviously knows his way around WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca as he won four California Roadrace Association (CRA) classes here a few weeks ago.
T3 Racing-backed Lanuza, who resides in Mountain View, California, some 75 miles north of Monterey, led today’s Q1 session in the Junior Cup class with a fastest lap of 1:38.567 to best SportbikeTrackGear.com’s Max Van by a scant .035 of a second. Altus Motorsports’ Kayla Yaakov, fresh off her first win in the class at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago, was third-fastest on opening day and just .048 of a second behind Lanuza.
Talk about close… the top seven riders in the SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup class were covered by just .353 of a second heading into Q2 tomorrow morning.
Roland Sands Design’s Super Hooligans National Championship – DiBrino!
Andy DiBrino looks as though he’s serious about reversing the order from last year’s Roland Sands Design’s Super Hooligan National Championship round here at Laguna when he lost out to Chris Fillmore by a fraction of a second.
JLC Concrete/KTM/DiBrino Racing’s DiBrino got things started on the right foot by taking provisional pole position with a lap of 1:30.635 to top Roland Sands Design’s Jeremy McWilliams, the Ulsterman .060 of a second faster than his teammate Tyler O’Hara.
KTM’s Fillmore, meanwhile, ended the day in fourth, 1.4 seconds behind the man he beat in last year’s race, in what is his first MotoAmerica outing of the year.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati North America:
Petrucci is on Pace as MotoAmerica Rolls Into WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
P2 for the Italian and his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 on Friday in Monterey
Danilo Petrucci (9). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Ducati North America.
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 8, 2022 – Danilo Petrucci (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC) wasted no time getting down to business at Laguna Seca for the sixth round of the 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Petrucci leads the championship by 11 points over rival Jake Gagne (Yamaha), ended the day P2 after circulating 27 times over the two sessions run on Friday at the venue he last raced at in 2013 MotoGP.
Focusing on altering the set-up of the factory Ducati to match the unique demands of Laguna Seca, Petrucci was happy with the day’s result but knows this is a crucial round for his championship aspirations.
Qualifying 1 Results—Top 5
P1 – Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:23.707
P2 – Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) 1:23.939
P3 – Cameron Petersen (Yamaha) 1:24.076
P4 – Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 1:24.219
P5 – PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 1:24.516
Danilo Petrucci (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – #9) : “It was a good day to come back to Laguna Seca, it’s been a long time!” Petrucci laughed. “It’s a little less shocking than in 2013 because for a rider that visits this track for the first time. There are many blind corners and bumps, and you need to know how to navigate the Corkscrew because it’s so blind it can be hard to know where you are. Today has been positive, but we have a bit of chatter we need to get rid of from the front end, and we are trying to get more stability from the rear under acceleration. Let’s see if we can solve this issue tomorrow. I want to get back on the top step of the podium and it’s a good opportunity for us at this track.”
Dumas paces Young through Friday test at Calabogie
Calabogie, ON – A return to familiar territory brought early results for Alex Dumas on Friday, as the defending CSBK Pro Superbike champion topped the unofficial timesheets at the Pro 6 Cycle trackday at Calabogie Motorsports Park.
Official CSBK timing was unavailable ahead of their round two doubleheader this weekend, July 9-10, but that didn’t stop the Pro frontrunners from setting a blistering pace in the afternoon sessions, with Dumas clocking in at an unofficial 2:01.478 in the final moments of the day.
That lap was already on par with the early practice pace from a year ago, where Dumas went on to set a weekend-best time of 2:00.640, though conditions are looking far more favourable this weekend for the Liqui Moly/Fast School Suzuki rider.
While Dumas’ place atop the times is hardly surprising given his success at Calabogie last season, it admittedly does not show the full picture as rival Ben Young did not register a flying lap in the final session. Young was credited as going faster than Dumas in the second afternoon session, but his unofficial time of 2:02.270 was unable to match up with the better track conditions later in the day.
Young’s pace mostly matched Dumas’ whenever the duo shared the track, which is an especially good sight for the 2019 champion as he finally debuted his brand new 2022 Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW M1000RR machine.
Trailing the duo in the combined unofficial times was Trevor Daley, who fought through the traffic to clock in at a 2:03.397 in the final session. The OneSpeed Suzuki rider has perhaps the best shot of joining the regular duo up front this weekend, and Friday’s fast start will only boost those odds as he looks for his first career Pro Superbike victory.
Michael Leon had the most consistent day of anyone in the Superbike field, running inside the top-four in all three afternoon sessions as he wound up with the fourth-best unofficial time in the combined results at a 2:04.366.
The Royal Distributing BMW rider is looking to put a tough opening round behind him as he returns to Calabogie, the track where he won his Pro 6 GP regional championship last season, and is on the right track to do so after an excellent Friday.
Just narrowly behind Leon was another local talent in Sebastien Tremblay, who clocked in just 0.022 seconds slower in fifth. Tremblay went third-fastest in the first two afternoon sessions but didn’t get a clean lap in under the best conditions in session three, though the Turcotte Performance Kawasaki rider remains one of the strongest threats for a podium this weekend.
Another Turcotte Performance rider got off to a strong start on Friday, though Christian Allard did so on a brand-new machine as he clocked the sixth-fastest unofficial time aboard his Ducati, a big boost for the Italian manufacturer as he makes his 2022 debut this weekend.
Narrowly losing out to Allard was fellow local star Samuel Guerin, who ramped up his times over the course of the day but still wound up 0.128 seconds off the sixth-fastest mark aboard his EFC Group BMW.
A number of top Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike riders also got their weekends underway on Friday, though they did not register any times ahead of the first official CSBK action on Saturday.
Championship leader Trevor Dion got acquainted with the Calabogie circuit as he makes his Pro debut there this weekend, though he looked like he had some ground to make up on Saturday as rival David MacKay and local standout Phillippe Masse both pushed the limits in the afternoon sessions.
The full schedule of weekend action can be found on the series’ official website at csbk.ca, while tickets are still available for the round two doubleheader online.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati North America:
Herrin Charges to P1 At Laguna Seca on Friday
The Supersport Championship leader, Josh Herrin, on a roll in the Californian sunshine
Josh Herrin (2). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Ducati North America.
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 8, 2022 – Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC) put the heat on his competitors at Laguna Seca for the fifth round of the 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, taking P1 in both opening practice and the first qualifying sessions.
Under the glorious sunshine, Herrin celebrated the arrival of Medallia as a new team sponsor by completing 29 laps of the legendary 2.238-mile venue across both sessions, ending the day with the best time of 1:26.942, 0.110s up on Yamaha’s Rocco Landers, with Suzuki’s Tyler Scott 0.346s following.
Qualifying 1 Results—Top 5
P1 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:26.942
P2 – Rocco Landers (Yamaha) 1:27.052
P3 – Tyler Scott (Suzuki) 1:27.288
P4 – Kevin Olmedo (Yamaha) 1:27.524
P5 – Benjamin Smith (Yamaha) 1:27.536
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – 2) : “It was a good day,” Herrin said immediately after Q1. “We tried a tire in the qualifying session that we thought would be the race tire, but I wasn’t comfortable with it. Even so, we still managed to take P1 in the session, but I feel we would have been faster with a different compound, and I’m thrilled to take P1 today in front of the Medallia folks for their first time as a team sponsor.”
Herrin and his Panigale V2 will be on track tomorrow at 10:55 am PST for Qualifying 2, with Race One scheduled for 2:10 pm PST.
Suzuki Named Associate Sponsor of 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association is pleased to announce that Suzuki Motor USA will be the Associate Sponsor of the 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Royal Enfield, which takes place July 22-24 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
“Suzuki is happy to sponsor AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. With legendary Suzuki world champion Kevin Schwantz as Grand Marshal, we are thrilled to join the AMA in honoring Kevin as he leads this important motorcycle event,” said Kerry Graeber, Suzuki’s Vice President, Division Manager, Sales and Marketing. “2022 is shaping up to be an excellent year for Suzuki in the United States, with landmark new products like the all-new Hayabusa sport bike and the sport touring GSX-S1000GT+. We look forward to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days as a celebration of Suzuki’s heritage and as a great opportunity to showcase the excitement Suzuki offers riders today.”
Suzuki Motor Co.’s roots reach back to loom-making in the early 1900s, and by the 1930s it built its first car, and by the early 1950s was building engines for bicycles. Its first motorcycle was the 1954 Colleda, and by the 1960s Suzuki was winning at the Isle of Man and capturing five Grand Prix world titles in the 50cc and 125cc divisions. In the 1970s it was Joel Robert and Roger DeCoster winning multiple world motocross championships with Suzuki, with the 1980s bringing the world-renowned and legendary GSX-R750 and GSX-R1100 to market.
“It’s impossible to quantify the impact Suzuki has had on the motorcycling world since the 1950s,” said AMA Editorial Director Mitch Boehm – who owns a couple of Suzuki GS1000S machines himself. “From the X6 Hustler to the GT750 water buffalo to the GSX-Rs and to today’s new Hayabusa and GSX-S1000GT+ sport tourer, Suzuki has been at the forefront of technology and design, and having them display new and legendary bikes at VMD will be a treat.”
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz will serve as Grand Marshal for 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. Along with signing autographs and speaking to enthusiasts from the AMA Soundstage, the legendary rider will participate in a Lap for History each day.
The three-day event also includes all the vintage-oriented happenings classic-bike fans love, including bike shows, Hall of Fame activities, Wall of Death motorcycle stunt show, shows by Moto Motion, special seminars by industry leaders and legends, and the largest motorcycle swap meet in North America.
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days also features vintage roadracing and off-road racing in multiple disciplines. Those who want to register to race or learn more can visit VintageMotorcycleDays.com/page/racing/.
Tickets to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days may be purchased at MidOhio.com or at the gate.
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For more information visit VintageMotorcycleDays.com, sign up for the AMA VMD newsletter or follow #AMAVMD on social media channels.
About the American Motorcyclist Association
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Josh Hayes Racing in the N2/WERA National Endurance Series by Dunlop.
Media, PA – July 2022 – Josh Hayes will ride the N2/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha YZF-R1 in the N2/WERA National Endurance Series by Dunlop starting at Roebling Road Raceway on July 16th. Josh will join BobbleHeadMoto owner Emerson Amaya and N2 Racing SuperSport rider, Kevin Olmedo on the Dunlop equipped YZF-R1. The four-time Superbike Champion is bringing an incredible amount of experience to the team for the remaining four rounds of the series to compete against a very talented field.
Josh Hayes – “I have always been a huge fan of endurance racing and extremely excited for this opportunity! I believe endurance racing was a big part of my development as a rider and was one of the keys to my success. I would like to thank Dunlop for making the connection with with N2/BobbleHeadMoto Racing. I have watched the N2 Racing team in the MotoAmerica paddock for the last few years and they are extremely professional. I am looking forward to working with Shiloh, Kris, Emerson and Kevin to see if we can put this Yamaha YZF-R1 on the top step of the box.”
Shiloh Salopek (Crew Chief) – “We’re excited to add Josh to the N2 Racing / BobbleHeadMoto team for the remainder of the 2022 endurance season. Josh will be a great addition to the team and will help us showcase what our Yamaha Motor YZF-R1 and Dunlop USA tires are truly capable of.”
About N2: N2 – Ride, Race, Learn.
Founded in 2014, N2’s mission is to build a sustainable motorcycle community through safe, structured motorcycle track days, advanced rider training programs based on Yamaha Champions Riding School teaching methods, with a strong affinity for motorcycle road racing. N2 successfully resurrected Motorcycle Endurance Racing in America partnering with WERA Roadracing and creating the N2/WERA National Endurance Series by Dunlop. N2 is a premier participant in the MotoAmerica Pro Racing Series with a multi-rider team competing in several classes. N2 is also a major contributor to the Roadracing World Action Fund through fundraising efforts and support from its large member base.
N2 Racing is proudly sponsored by: Dunlop Motorcycle Tire, Yamaha Motor Corporation USA, Dainese, BobbleHeadMoto, Karnes Performance, Trading Paint, GB Racing, Westby Racing, Attack Performance, Robem Engineering, Puig, Eazi Grip, ProBolt, SBS Brakes and Yamaha Champions Riding School.
Gagne Leads Ultra Close Medallia Superbike Qualifying Session At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Action Gets Underway In The GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Speedfest At Monterey And It’s Close In All Classes
MONTEREY, CA (July 8, 2022) – Defending MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Champion Jake Gagne started the weekend off the way he normally does by throwing down the fastest laps in both practice and Q1 on opening day for this weekend’s GEICO Motorcycle MotoAmerica Speedfest at Monterey.
And if today’s opening day of action at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is any indication, we’re in for a pair of white-hot Medallia Superbike races this weekend.
While Gagne and his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing YZF-R1 set the pace with a 1:23.707 lap in Q1 to take provisional pole position for the two Medallia Superbike races, he’s got company at the top with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Danilo Petrucci just .232 of a second behind and the top five all within a second of Gagne.
Gagne tamed the wind to click off his best lap on his 11th go-around, his 1:23.707 – just .799 of a second off Josh Herrin’s lap record of 1:22.908 set during Superpole in 2018.
South African Cameron Petersen was third in Q1 with his 1:24.076 just .369 of a second behind his teammate Gagne. Then came his countryman Mathew Scholtz on the Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 with his best .143 of a second behind Petersen.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s PJ Jacobsen was fifth and the last rider within a second of Gagne.
Tomorrow morning the Medallia Superbikes field will be out to improve upon today’s times in a battle for pole position. Thus far in 2022, Gagne has been on pole at all five rounds.
Supersport – Herrin, Barely
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Supersport Championship points leader Josh Herrin led Friday’s Q1 session on his Ducati Panigale V2, but only just. Herrin lapped at 1:26.942 and that put him just .110 of a second ahead of Landers Racing’s Rocco Landers and .346 of a second ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott.
As in Medallia Superbike Q1, the top five Supersport riders were all within a second of Herrin’s best. N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Kevin Olmedo and North East Cycle Outlet Racing’s Benjamin Smith were the two who completed the top five.
Yuasa Stock 1000 – Alexander Leads ‘Em
You can’t get much closer than .005 of a second, but that’s all that separates Tytlers Cycle/RideHVMC Racing’s Corey Alexander from Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim, the same two riders who are fighting tooth and nail for the Yuasa Stock 1000 Championship.
And they have company.
Champ School BPR Yamaha’s Bryce Prince is making his one-off MotoAmerica appearance one to remember as he put his YZF-R1 into third – just .095 of a second behind Alexander and a tick faster than fourth-placed Travis Wyman on the second Tytlers Cycle/RideHVMC Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Fifth-fastest is Vision Wheel/DiscountTire/KWS’s Geoff May, the last rider on the same second as Alexander and his 1:26.146.
REV’IT! Twins Cup – De Keyrel Quickest
Veloce Racing’s Kaleb De Keyrel led the REV’IT! Twins Cup Q1 session on a windy Friday afternoon on the Monterey Peninsula with the defending series champion besting Cycle Tech Racing teammates James Rispoli and Hayden Schultz by only .301 and .329 of a second, respectively. De Keyrel’s best lap came on his 11th go-around – a 1:30.530.
Rodio Racing/Warhorse HSBK Racing’s Anthony Mazziotto, fresh off his two wins at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago, ended up fourth-fastest and half a second slower than De Keyrel with MP13 Racing’s Cory Ventura rounding out the top five on opening day at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Championship points leader Jody Barry ended day one 10th-fastest on his Veloce Racing Aprilia RS 660.
SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup – Lanuza’s Surprise
Not many in the MotoAmerica paddock could tell you yesterday who Daniel Lanuza was. As Friday came to a close, everyone in the SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup class knew who Lanuza was. And he obviously knows his way around WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca as he won four California Roadrace Association (CRA) classes here a few weeks ago.
T3 Racing-backed Lanuza, who resides in Mountain View, California, some 75 miles north of Monterey, led today’s Q1 session in the Junior Cup class with a fastest lap of 1:38.567 to best SportbikeTrackGear.com’s Max Van by a scant .035 of a second. Altus Motorsports’ Kayla Yaakov, fresh off her first win in the class at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago, was third-fastest on opening day and just .048 of a second behind Lanuza.
Talk about close… the top seven riders in the SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup class were covered by just .353 of a second heading into Q2 tomorrow morning.
Roland Sands Design’s Super Hooligans National Championship – DiBrino!
Andy DiBrino looks as though he’s serious about reversing the order from last year’s Roland Sands Design’s Super Hooligan National Championship round here at Laguna when he lost out to Chris Fillmore by a fraction of a second.
JLC Concrete/KTM/DiBrino Racing’s DiBrino got things started on the right foot by taking provisional pole position with a lap of 1:30.635 to top Roland Sands Design’s Jeremy McWilliams, the Ulsterman .060 of a second faster than his teammate Tyler O’Hara.
KTM’s Fillmore, meanwhile, ended the day in fourth, 1.4 seconds behind the man he beat in last year’s race, in what is his first MotoAmerica outing of the year.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati North America:
Petrucci is on Pace as MotoAmerica Rolls Into WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
P2 for the Italian and his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 on Friday in Monterey
Danilo Petrucci (9). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Ducati North America.
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 8, 2022 – Danilo Petrucci (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC) wasted no time getting down to business at Laguna Seca for the sixth round of the 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Petrucci leads the championship by 11 points over rival Jake Gagne (Yamaha), ended the day P2 after circulating 27 times over the two sessions run on Friday at the venue he last raced at in 2013 MotoGP.
Focusing on altering the set-up of the factory Ducati to match the unique demands of Laguna Seca, Petrucci was happy with the day’s result but knows this is a crucial round for his championship aspirations.
Qualifying 1 Results—Top 5
P1 – Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:23.707
P2 – Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) 1:23.939
P3 – Cameron Petersen (Yamaha) 1:24.076
P4 – Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 1:24.219
P5 – PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 1:24.516
Danilo Petrucci (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – #9) : “It was a good day to come back to Laguna Seca, it’s been a long time!” Petrucci laughed. “It’s a little less shocking than in 2013 because for a rider that visits this track for the first time. There are many blind corners and bumps, and you need to know how to navigate the Corkscrew because it’s so blind it can be hard to know where you are. Today has been positive, but we have a bit of chatter we need to get rid of from the front end, and we are trying to get more stability from the rear under acceleration. Let’s see if we can solve this issue tomorrow. I want to get back on the top step of the podium and it’s a good opportunity for us at this track.”
Reigning champion Alex Dumas (1) set the early pace at Friday’s Pro 6 Cycle track day ahead of CSBK round two action at Calabogie. Photo by Colin Fraser, courtesy CSBK/PMP.
Dumas paces Young through Friday test at Calabogie
Calabogie, ON – A return to familiar territory brought early results for Alex Dumas on Friday, as the defending CSBK Pro Superbike champion topped the unofficial timesheets at the Pro 6 Cycle trackday at Calabogie Motorsports Park.
Official CSBK timing was unavailable ahead of their round two doubleheader this weekend, July 9-10, but that didn’t stop the Pro frontrunners from setting a blistering pace in the afternoon sessions, with Dumas clocking in at an unofficial 2:01.478 in the final moments of the day.
That lap was already on par with the early practice pace from a year ago, where Dumas went on to set a weekend-best time of 2:00.640, though conditions are looking far more favourable this weekend for the Liqui Moly/Fast School Suzuki rider.
While Dumas’ place atop the times is hardly surprising given his success at Calabogie last season, it admittedly does not show the full picture as rival Ben Young did not register a flying lap in the final session. Young was credited as going faster than Dumas in the second afternoon session, but his unofficial time of 2:02.270 was unable to match up with the better track conditions later in the day.
Young’s pace mostly matched Dumas’ whenever the duo shared the track, which is an especially good sight for the 2019 champion as he finally debuted his brand new 2022 Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW M1000RR machine.
Trailing the duo in the combined unofficial times was Trevor Daley, who fought through the traffic to clock in at a 2:03.397 in the final session. The OneSpeed Suzuki rider has perhaps the best shot of joining the regular duo up front this weekend, and Friday’s fast start will only boost those odds as he looks for his first career Pro Superbike victory.
Michael Leon had the most consistent day of anyone in the Superbike field, running inside the top-four in all three afternoon sessions as he wound up with the fourth-best unofficial time in the combined results at a 2:04.366.
The Royal Distributing BMW rider is looking to put a tough opening round behind him as he returns to Calabogie, the track where he won his Pro 6 GP regional championship last season, and is on the right track to do so after an excellent Friday.
Just narrowly behind Leon was another local talent in Sebastien Tremblay, who clocked in just 0.022 seconds slower in fifth. Tremblay went third-fastest in the first two afternoon sessions but didn’t get a clean lap in under the best conditions in session three, though the Turcotte Performance Kawasaki rider remains one of the strongest threats for a podium this weekend.
Another Turcotte Performance rider got off to a strong start on Friday, though Christian Allard did so on a brand-new machine as he clocked the sixth-fastest unofficial time aboard his Ducati, a big boost for the Italian manufacturer as he makes his 2022 debut this weekend.
Narrowly losing out to Allard was fellow local star Samuel Guerin, who ramped up his times over the course of the day but still wound up 0.128 seconds off the sixth-fastest mark aboard his EFC Group BMW.
A number of top Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike riders also got their weekends underway on Friday, though they did not register any times ahead of the first official CSBK action on Saturday.
Championship leader Trevor Dion got acquainted with the Calabogie circuit as he makes his Pro debut there this weekend, though he looked like he had some ground to make up on Saturday as rival David MacKay and local standout Phillippe Masse both pushed the limits in the afternoon sessions.
The full schedule of weekend action can be found on the series’ official website at csbk.ca, while tickets are still available for the round two doubleheader online.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati North America:
Herrin Charges to P1 At Laguna Seca on Friday
The Supersport Championship leader, Josh Herrin, on a roll in the Californian sunshine
Josh Herrin (2). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Ducati North America.
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 8, 2022 – Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC) put the heat on his competitors at Laguna Seca for the fifth round of the 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, taking P1 in both opening practice and the first qualifying sessions.
Under the glorious sunshine, Herrin celebrated the arrival of Medallia as a new team sponsor by completing 29 laps of the legendary 2.238-mile venue across both sessions, ending the day with the best time of 1:26.942, 0.110s up on Yamaha’s Rocco Landers, with Suzuki’s Tyler Scott 0.346s following.
Qualifying 1 Results—Top 5
P1 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:26.942
P2 – Rocco Landers (Yamaha) 1:27.052
P3 – Tyler Scott (Suzuki) 1:27.288
P4 – Kevin Olmedo (Yamaha) 1:27.524
P5 – Benjamin Smith (Yamaha) 1:27.536
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – 2) : “It was a good day,” Herrin said immediately after Q1. “We tried a tire in the qualifying session that we thought would be the race tire, but I wasn’t comfortable with it. Even so, we still managed to take P1 in the session, but I feel we would have been faster with a different compound, and I’m thrilled to take P1 today in front of the Medallia folks for their first time as a team sponsor.”
Herrin and his Panigale V2 will be on track tomorrow at 10:55 am PST for Qualifying 2, with Race One scheduled for 2:10 pm PST.
Kevin Schwantz will be the Grand Marshal of the 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. Here, he is seen with the Suzuki GS700 he made his AMA Superbike racing debut on. Photo by Lars Frazer, courtesy AMA.
Suzuki Named Associate Sponsor of 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association is pleased to announce that Suzuki Motor USA will be the Associate Sponsor of the 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Royal Enfield, which takes place July 22-24 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
“Suzuki is happy to sponsor AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. With legendary Suzuki world champion Kevin Schwantz as Grand Marshal, we are thrilled to join the AMA in honoring Kevin as he leads this important motorcycle event,” said Kerry Graeber, Suzuki’s Vice President, Division Manager, Sales and Marketing. “2022 is shaping up to be an excellent year for Suzuki in the United States, with landmark new products like the all-new Hayabusa sport bike and the sport touring GSX-S1000GT+. We look forward to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days as a celebration of Suzuki’s heritage and as a great opportunity to showcase the excitement Suzuki offers riders today.”
Suzuki Motor Co.’s roots reach back to loom-making in the early 1900s, and by the 1930s it built its first car, and by the early 1950s was building engines for bicycles. Its first motorcycle was the 1954 Colleda, and by the 1960s Suzuki was winning at the Isle of Man and capturing five Grand Prix world titles in the 50cc and 125cc divisions. In the 1970s it was Joel Robert and Roger DeCoster winning multiple world motocross championships with Suzuki, with the 1980s bringing the world-renowned and legendary GSX-R750 and GSX-R1100 to market.
“It’s impossible to quantify the impact Suzuki has had on the motorcycling world since the 1950s,” said AMA Editorial Director Mitch Boehm – who owns a couple of Suzuki GS1000S machines himself. “From the X6 Hustler to the GT750 water buffalo to the GSX-Rs and to today’s new Hayabusa and GSX-S1000GT+ sport tourer, Suzuki has been at the forefront of technology and design, and having them display new and legendary bikes at VMD will be a treat.”
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz will serve as Grand Marshal for 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. Along with signing autographs and speaking to enthusiasts from the AMA Soundstage, the legendary rider will participate in a Lap for History each day.
The three-day event also includes all the vintage-oriented happenings classic-bike fans love, including bike shows, Hall of Fame activities, Wall of Death motorcycle stunt show, shows by Moto Motion, special seminars by industry leaders and legends, and the largest motorcycle swap meet in North America.
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days also features vintage roadracing and off-road racing in multiple disciplines. Those who want to register to race or learn more can visit VintageMotorcycleDays.com/page/racing/.
Tickets to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days may be purchased at MidOhio.com or at the gate.
To learn more about Suzuki, visit SuzukiCycles.com.
For more information visit VintageMotorcycleDays.com, sign up for the AMA VMD newsletter or follow #AMAVMD on social media channels.
About the American Motorcyclist Association
Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. Besides offering members money-saving discounts on products and services, the AMA also publishes American Motorcyclist, a recently revitalized and monthly full-color magazine (and digital version of same) that covers current events and motorcycle history with brilliant photography and compelling writing. American Motorcyclist is also North America’s largest-circulation magazine. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit AmericanMotorcyclist.com.
Not a member? Join the AMA today: AmericanMotorcyclist.com.
Josh Hayes Racing in the N2/WERA National Endurance Series by Dunlop.
Media, PA – July 2022 – Josh Hayes will ride the N2/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha YZF-R1 in the N2/WERA National Endurance Series by Dunlop starting at Roebling Road Raceway on July 16th. Josh will join BobbleHeadMoto owner Emerson Amaya and N2 Racing SuperSport rider, Kevin Olmedo on the Dunlop equipped YZF-R1. The four-time Superbike Champion is bringing an incredible amount of experience to the team for the remaining four rounds of the series to compete against a very talented field.
Josh Hayes – “I have always been a huge fan of endurance racing and extremely excited for this opportunity! I believe endurance racing was a big part of my development as a rider and was one of the keys to my success. I would like to thank Dunlop for making the connection with with N2/BobbleHeadMoto Racing. I have watched the N2 Racing team in the MotoAmerica paddock for the last few years and they are extremely professional. I am looking forward to working with Shiloh, Kris, Emerson and Kevin to see if we can put this Yamaha YZF-R1 on the top step of the box.”
Shiloh Salopek (Crew Chief) – “We’re excited to add Josh to the N2 Racing / BobbleHeadMoto team for the remainder of the 2022 endurance season. Josh will be a great addition to the team and will help us showcase what our Yamaha Motor YZF-R1 and Dunlop USA tires are truly capable of.”
About N2: N2 – Ride, Race, Learn.
Founded in 2014, N2’s mission is to build a sustainable motorcycle community through safe, structured motorcycle track days, advanced rider training programs based on Yamaha Champions Riding School teaching methods, with a strong affinity for motorcycle road racing. N2 successfully resurrected Motorcycle Endurance Racing in America partnering with WERA Roadracing and creating the N2/WERA National Endurance Series by Dunlop. N2 is a premier participant in the MotoAmerica Pro Racing Series with a multi-rider team competing in several classes. N2 is also a major contributor to the Roadracing World Action Fund through fundraising efforts and support from its large member base.
N2 Racing is proudly sponsored by: Dunlop Motorcycle Tire, Yamaha Motor Corporation USA, Dainese, BobbleHeadMoto, Karnes Performance, Trading Paint, GB Racing, Westby Racing, Attack Performance, Robem Engineering, Puig, Eazi Grip, ProBolt, SBS Brakes and Yamaha Champions Riding School.
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