Bridgestone Motorcycle Announces Warren Dunham as New Race Program Manager for Motorcycle Tires
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced Warren Dunham as the new Race Program Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tires.
Dunham has spent 31 years at Bridgestone in the Sales Engineering Department as a Senior Field Engineer. In this new position as Race Program Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tires for the North American market he is responsible for managing all motorcycle road racing programs for the U.S. and Canada.
This new role is a perfect fit for Dunham because of his experience with a wide variety of motorsports engineering. He has worked with Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), AMA Pro Racing: Supercross, Motocross and Road Racing, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), CIK/FIA Karting, MotoGP, Bagger Racing League and American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA).
“I have always enjoyed working in motorsports, but motorcycle road racing is my passion. I am so thrilled to have this opportunity to be part of Bridgestone supplying premium road racing tires to the North American market,” said Dunham. “We have a lot of exciting plans for the near future and look forward to showing the road racing community.”
“Bridgestone Motorcycle is proud to welcome Warren Dunham to our team,” said Jared Williams, general manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tire Business in the United States and Canada. “Warren is well known and respected within the motorsports community and he is the perfect addition to our team to help us expand our commitment to motorcycle road racing.”
For road racing sponsorship opportunities please reach out to Warren Dunham at [email protected].
About Bridgestone Americas, Inc.:
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tires and rubber, building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Americas employs more than 50,000 people across its worldwide operations. Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.
TRIUMPH ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THE ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER OSET BIKES
Triumph announces the acquisition of the electric motorcycle manufacturer OSET Bikes, as part of their wider plan of offering a full range of off-road motorcycles and to nurture a new generation of motorcycle riders.
Ahead of the launch of the Motocross and Enduro range, Triumph Motorcycles takes another exciting step in the off-road world through the acquisition of OSET Bikes, a leader in the world of children’s electric, off-road motorcycles. Started in 2004 by Ian Smith, who wanted to build an electric off-road bike for his son Oliver, OSET has been setting the benchmark in its segment for the past 18 years. OSET has sold more than 40,000 bikes globally that feature their inhouse developed electric powertrains.
The acquisition of OSET sits within Triumph’s strategy of entering the off-road segment, announced in 2020, and provides both companies with the opportunity to share and benefit from each other’s knowledge and experience in their respective segments, enabling both brands to grow internationally in parallel.
Triumph’s philosophy, For The Ride, played an important role in the acquisition of OSET as it enables the Hinckley-based brand to inspire future generations of riders by providing them with the perfect starting point to develop their passion and dreams. OSET Bikes offers products that are suitable for any rider, starting from 3 years old and upwards.
Nick Bloor – Triumph CEO
“We are excited about the opportunity of joining forces with OSET Bikes: a dynamic brand that has been encouraging children into motorcycling for many years and have been at the forefront of developing electric trials bikes for fun and competition. Whilst the two brands will continue working independently, Triumph and OSET will collaborate on new state-of-the-art products to inspire young riders into off-road riding, across the segments that Triumph and OSET will have a presence in, drawing on their respective strengths to build the best bikes in the world.”
Ian Smith – OSET Bikes CEO
“When we built that first ‘garage’ bike for my son, Oliver, I had no idea that it would lead to this moment. We are all very excited for what the future holds for OSET as part of the Triumph family.
The OSET brand will remain as OSET and will continue to serve the trials and off-road motorcycling community. We are now better positioned to develop and innovate across our range, while enjoying the security of scale and market position Triumph can offer OSET”
California RoadRace Association brings club level racing back to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Salinas, CA – Club-level racing action is returning to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the first time in decades! On the weekend of June 25-26, 2022, California RoadRace Association will be hosting Round 2 of its series at the iconic circuit. There are race classes available for just about everyone: 400s, Twins, 600s, and 1000s. For most club racers, this will be their first opportunity to race down the legendary corkscrew.
The action starts Saturday, June 25th, with practice and qualifying sessions, and jumps into racing soon after. The day’s races include longer lap count GT races: 16 laps for 400 and Twins races; 20 laps for the 600 and 1000 GT races.
CRA has also arranged for a dinner on Saturday evening sponsored by Blood x Sweat x Tears Vodka, Motorsport Exotica, and Maria Cid Farmers Insurance Agency. Salinas City BBQ will be on site serving up some of their best dishes. Everyone WITH A WRISTBAND will be permitted to partake in the festivities. Wristbands for non-racers can be purchased at registration. CRA will also be hosting a karaoke contest during dinner with prizes awarded based on audience response.
Sunday features the normal CRA Schedule of eight-lap sprint races. Expert racers registered for the Riderzlaw Gold Cup (CRA’s 12-lap premier race) will get the opportunity to experience a “Pro-Start”: A sighting lap, grid up with stands/warmers/umbrella girls, on-track interviews, pictures, warm-up lap and then the race. “We love having the Pro Starts. But get your pit crew ready for this as it is not a one-man job!” said Dustin Coyner, CRA Co-Founder.
Several of the core classes are already filling up, with 40 registered racers in multiple classes, including the Riderzlaw Gold Cup which currently has a waiting list. “It’s really exciting to see a waiting list already for the stacked Gold Cup Race!” said Gigi Chow, CRA Co-Founder.
To sign up for Round 2 or for more information on CRA, visit their website at www.race-cra.com. Get licensed and let’s go racing. #areyoucra #racecra #iamcra
CRA would like to thank their sponsors for their continued support:
Dunlop, Riderz Law, Feel Like a Pro, CTML Consultants, Motorsport Exotica, VnM Sport, Track Daz, Let’s Ride Track Days, Carters @ the Track, Fun Track Dayz, 61 DTC (Pirelli), Racers Edge Performance (Dunlop), Blood x Sweat x Tears Vodka, Fosters Freeze (Sanger, CA), Blud Lubricants, Bellissimoto, AZAD Wheels, Action Sports Canopies, Boxo USA, Captit Performance, ASV, KYT Helmets, Thermal Technology, Suspension Matters, #376 Design, Cinepixel Productions, The Heights Restaurant & Bar, ChaChaCha Motorsports, Maria Cid Insurance Agency, and 844-MY-MOTOW.
Call me old, but I listen to news on the radio every morning as I drive or ride to the Roadracing World offices. I usually listen to KNX, a CBS affiliate, which can be found at 1070 AM and 97.1 FM here in Southern California.
One of the lead local news stories on Monday morning was a rash of flight delays and cancellations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) over the Father’s Day weekend with expectations for more delays and cancellations this summer due to high travel demand and staffing shortages currently being experienced by the airlines.
This week I’m flying from Southern California to the Pacific Northwest for the MotoAmerica event at Ridge Motorsports Park, so having already experienced one cancelled flight this year, the report caught my attention. In fact, I started looking at reserving a rental car to drive the 1,148 miles to Ridge Motorsports Park as a back-up plan in case something happens to my flight.
Before doing that, however, I decided to investigate the situation with airline flight delays and cancellations for myself. And low and behold, I found KNX’s report, and many other similar reports recently, to be exaggerated.
On an average day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handles about 45,000 flights.
On Sunday, July 19, Father’s Day here in the United States, there were 6,284 flights delayed and 922 cancelled, according to FlightAware.com, the same source cited by KNX.
Of an average of 45,000 flights, that means 13.96% were delayed and 2.0% were cancelled.
As of 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time Monday, June 20, 1,857 flights nationwide had been delayed and 328 had been cancelled. That means 4.1% have been delayed and 0.73% have been cancelled so far today.
Far from being headline news and, in my opinion, misleading.
Considering the chances of my flight getting me to Washington currently range between 98-99.27%, I’ll take those odds versus spending 18 hours driving there.
Digging deeper into the on-time performance numbers provided by the FAA, flight delays nationwide and cancellations are up so far in 2022 when compared to 2021, and “air carrier delays” caused by staffing shortages and fewer flights are the most likely culprit. But when comparing 2022 data with pre-pandemic flight performance in 2019, delays are not up very much, 81% vs. 77% and cancellations are actually down from 1.99% to 1.55%.
What should potential air travelers do?
As an experienced traveler with about 1.5 million miles flown over the last 20 years, I suggest taking the earliest possible flights of the day. Air traffic delays have ripple effects and only get worse as a day goes on. I suggest flying with major airlines in and out of major airports so there are other flights available in case something does happen to yours. And I strongly suggest signing up for flight notifications from your airline so you can quickly get alerts in the event there are delays or a cancellation of your flight.
And as a news consumer, if you see or hear a news report that potentially affects you directly, I recommend doing five minutes of research before making major changes to your plans.
American Kensei Matsudaira Takes First Podium in Moto5 Category in Spanish Championship
June 18-19, 2022
In only his second race in the category, 11-year-old Japanese-American Kensei Matsudaira took his first podium finish in the Spanish Cuna de Campeones Moto5 championship at the Zuera International Circuit, in Zaragoza, Spain.
The qualifying sessions were held on Saturday, with Kensei achieving his best qualifying result in Spain of 5th out of 19 riders, +0.6s from pole position.
In Race One, Kensei got a great start from the second row and by the exit of the second corner was leading the race. Kensei led the race for more than half of the race while battling for position with the top group of four riders. On the eighth, lap Kensei crashed in Turn Two while side by side with two other riders, leaving him unable to rejoin the race.
Repairs were made to the bike and Kensei was able to get another great start in Race Two, where he was able to move up into second position and from there, fought with the same top group of four riders until finally taking the checkered flag in third place, seven seconds behind the race winner, the best finish of Kensei’s Spanish racing career.
“Honestly, I felt that Race One was better because I felt so good on the bike and had so much confidence with it, leading the race and fighting for the win,” Kensei said, after the races. “The DNF result was obviously super disappointing, but it showed everyone including myself that I can fight to win here. In the second race I didn’t quite have the same speed and confidence. In the end I couldn’t keep up with the race winner, but I was still able to fight at the top and to finally get a podium here in Spain feels so good. I want to say a big thank you to my team, JR and Juan who believed in me from when I first started in Spain and really helped me to get here today.”
Kensei now returns to the US to race at Round Two of the MotoAmerica Mini Cup by Motul championship, to be held June 24-25 at the Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. He currently leads the 160 category championship and sits second in the 190 championship.
Round 3 of the Cuna de Campeones Moto 5 championship will be held at Kotarr Circuit in Burgos, Spain on July 17, 2022.
Kensei would like to thank all of his sponsors for their support to help him race both at home and abroad:
American Racing Team & Academy, Fresh N Lean, Evike.com, Shoei Helmets, Dave Designs, AGV Sport, VNM Sport, D.I.D Chain, Galfer USA, Yoshimura R&D, Suspension Matters, TechSpec, The Starting Grid, Moto Tecnica, Mad Labs Minimoto, 73 Moto Parts, Bickle Racing, Vortex Racing, Landers Racing, Boyko Racing, Apex Racing Center, Live 100 Moto, DRT Racing, Karen E. Ott Photography, Hans King, Moto Survival School, California Superbike School, and Toni Elias School USA.
Shane Narbonne wins the 99th annual Loudon Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, NH – The 99th annual Loudon Classic, the longest-running motorcycle race in America, capped off a successful Laconia Motorcycle Week with some of the most intense competition that the event has seen in years.
Shane Narbonne, of Tyngsboro, MA, lived up to his title of “King of the Classic” as he became the first 10-time winner of the prestigious event. The main challengers for Narbonne were four-time Classic winner Scott Greenwood, of Dunbarton, NH, and Tyler Sweeney, of Derry, NH. The crowd had anticipated the Greenwood-Narbonne battle, but Sweeney showed impressive speed as he challenged for the front after a multi-year hiatus from road racing. All three of the front runners were riding Yamaha YZF-R6’s.
After a beautiful holeshot by Triumph-mounted Ian Beam, Narbonne took over the lead on lap two. A small mistake allowed Greenwood to take the lead on lap six of the 20-lap feature, and the race was on!
Narbonne recovered quickly and clawed his way back to Greenwood by lap eight, probing several times as he searched for a way back to the front. With six laps remaining, Narbonne made his move on the brakes into Turn One and then put his head down and set the fastest laps of the race. Greenwood never gave up, but in the end Narbonne was able to extend his lead to just over one second to claim a hard-earned victory.
On the podium, Narbonne revealed challenges that he had on his path to victory, saying, “This was a tough one because we blew our motor on Friday. We had a bunch of people help us tear the engine down and really help to get us out for this race. We have such a great racing family here at the track, and I look forward to chasing title #11 next year.“
Narbonne also recognized the efforts of his father, Al Narbonne, on this Father’s Day weekend for his many years of racing support.
In the Amateur ranks of the Classic, Michael Lee was the top performer as he won the Amateur division and worked his way all the way up to 15th overall. Micheal Guarino and David Mink rounded out the Amateur podium with all three of the top Amateurs finishing in the top 20 overall.
The other purse-paying events for the 99th annual Loudon Classic were the Unlimited GP and Lightweight GP classes. In the Unlimited GP class, veteran racer Eric Wood took the victory over David Dayon and Scott Briody in an all-Kawasaki ZX-10 podium. Wood grabbed the holeshot on his Penguin Racing/Woodcraft-sponsored machine and cut the fastest laps of the weekend, dipping down in to the 1:11 range, on route to the win.
In the Seacoast Sport Cycle Lightweight GP class, NEMRR #1 plate holder Rick Doucette scored the win over two young up-and-coming riders. The Plaistow Powersports-sponsored Doucette took his the lead from the Ducati of Adam Guyer and extended his lead to a comfortable eight-second gap by the end. 17-year-old Jacob Crossman was making his debut in the Lightweight GP class on his new Penguin Racing/ Seacoast Sport Cycle Aprilia RS 660 and made an impressive charge from the middle of the pack to claim the final podium (and purse-paying) spot for this event.
The Loudon Classic is hosted by Northeast Motorcycle Road Racing Inc and was made possible in part by the support of series title sponsor Mayhew Tools, a New England manufacturer of top-quality tools for professional technicians. 2023 will be a the 100th running of both the Loudon Classic and the renowned Laconia Motorcycle Week. This landmark event will run from June 10th-18th next summer will be filled with special features to give motorcyclists of all ages the opportunity to be part of making motorcycle history!
Kevin Farkas (Agria Racing Team) emerged victorious from Race 2 in the Northern Talent Cup at the Sachsenring as the top two in the Cup standings went head-to-head for the second time in as many days. Title leader Rossi Moor (Farium Next Generation Riders) crossed the line first but the Hungarian exceeded track limits on the last lap, which handed victory to second across the line Farkas. Lenoxx Phommara (Team Phommara) came from eighth on the grid to pick up his first dry podium of the season.
It was another spellbinding NTC race in scorching conditions at the Sachsenring as 17 riders battled it out in the leading group from the off, with Farkas once again grabbing an early lead despite starting on the outside of the second row. The lead changed every lap though with Turns 1, 12 and 13 acting as the main action areas, but the two consistently at the front of the freight train were Farkas and Moor. And, as expected, the fight for victory went down to the very last lap.
Dropping down the famous Waterfall section, Moor went for the inside line but ventured onto the green when overtaking Farkas. Moor’s late braking at Turn 12 and Turn 13 helped him cross the line in P1 but the number 92 was demoted one place for exceeding track limits, which saw Farkas promoted to P1 – his second victory of the year.
Moor ended the day P2 with Phommara producing some great late race pace to claw his way onto the podium in third, as polesitter Jurrien Van Crugten (BB64 Academy) narrowly missed out on a debut rostrum in P4.
Martin Vincze (Chrobak Motorsport Egyesulet) finished P5, just half a second away from victory, as Race 1 podium finisher Dustin Schneider (Goblin Racing) settled for P6, 0.6s shy. Seventh place finisher Rocco Sessler (MCA Racing) was also under a second from the win, as Maxime Schmid (Team Schmid), Matteo Masili (Farium Next Generation Riders) and Loris Veneman (Team NL Open Line) – who was handed a three-second penalty at the end of the race – completed the top 10.
That’s all from a sensational two races at the Sachsenring! Next up for the NTC riders is a short trip north to the TT Circuit Assen, where once again they’ll join the MotoGP™ paddock for a weekend at the Cathedral of Speed.
O’Halloran Scot talent: Double win at Knockhill closes the gap at the top of the championship
Jason O’Halloran on top of the podium at Knockhill. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Jason O’Halloran celebrated a double Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win in front of a bumper crowd at Knockhill, holding off standings leader Bradley Ray in the final race of the weekend by just 0.993s as the McAMS Yamaha rider banished his previous bad luck at the Scottish circuit.
O’Halloran had earlier overcome his previous Knockhill demons to claim his first ever Bennetts BSB race win at the Fife circuit in the second race of the weekend, holding off his title rivals to return to the top of the podium.
At the start of the race Kyle Ryde had hit the front of the pack ahead of teammate Ray and Rory Skinner, but the local contender was into the lead by the time they crossed the line to complete the first lap.
At the front, Skinner was trying to hold off Ray and O’Halloran, who had pushed Ryde down the order, but on the eighth lap Leon Haslam and Storm Stacey crashed at the Hairpin, causing a BMW Safety Car intervention.
When the race resumed, Skinner was still able to hold off Ray and O’Halloran initially, but the McAMS Yamaha rider was on a charge. On lap 22, Ray got slightly out of line coming into the Hairpin and O’Halloran seized the opportunity to move ahead.
O’Halloran then had Skinner in his sights as he hunted his elusive first race win in Scotland. He made his move to hit the front of the field with four laps remaining as Lee Jackson also joined the trio ahead of him to fight for the podium.
As O’Halloran had the marginal edge, the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki riders were dueling for second place, trading blows for several laps. Skinner led the teammates at the start of the final lap, but then Jackson made his move.
Jackson held off the counter attack from Skinner as the pair awarded the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki team their first double podium finish with Ray taking the chequered flag in fourth place.
Tommy Bridewell completed the top five for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team as he had an advantage over Josh Brookes, Danny Buchan and Glenn Irwin. Ryde meanwhile dropped to ninth as Tarran Mackenzie salvaged tenth place following his back of the grid start after he missed yesterday’s eBay Sprint race.
At the start of the third race, local hero Skinner was bidding to add a hat trick of podium finishes to his tally at his home round, and he launched into the lead on the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki ahead of O’Halloran and Ray.
Skinner though crashed out of the lead on the fifth lap and that left Ray, who had moved into second, and O’Halloran, to have a Yamaha duel for supremacy at the front of the field.
Ray was holding the advantage until there were just five laps to go when the McAMS Yamaha rider made his attack; diving down the inside at the Hairpin to take the lead.
O’Halloran was able to edge a 0.993s over Ray at the chequered flag, with the battle for third becoming a five-way scrap before Jackson fought off the opposition, claiming his second podium finish of the weekend.
Buchan had carved his way through the field on the SYNETIQ BMW to claim fourth place to secure his best result of the season so far, making moves on the dicing pack of Bridewell, Glenn Irwin and Josh Brookes.
Mackenzie closed in on Brookes over the final laps, taking eighth place for McAMS Yamaha with Ryde and Tom Sykes completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Knockhill:
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 216
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 200
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki) 174
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 94
Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) 84
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Jason O’Halloran
McAMS Yamaha
Knockhill double race winner
“It’s been an incredible weekend, yesterday I was absolutely buzzing with second. This isn’t the best track for me, but I enjoyed the race yesterday and I was looking forward to today.
“The guys have done a great job with the bike, improved it a bit off the back of yesterday and it felt incredible and managed to get another pair of wins.
“We’ve had four wins in the last six races, six podiums from six races and we are closing down the podium points and championship leads.
“An awesome couple of weekends, I’m feeling super strong in the races, in complete control and I can’t wait to keep progressing and getting stronger as the season moves on.”
Greg Glevicky (r73), Adrian Jasso (12), and Frank Schoenbeck (491) battle for podium positions in an AHRMA Open Two-Stroke race at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Photo by etechphoto.com, courtesy AHRMA.
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Warren Dunham. Photo courtesy Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
Bridgestone Motorcycle Announces Warren Dunham as New Race Program Manager for Motorcycle Tires
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced Warren Dunham as the new Race Program Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tires.
Dunham has spent 31 years at Bridgestone in the Sales Engineering Department as a Senior Field Engineer. In this new position as Race Program Manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tires for the North American market he is responsible for managing all motorcycle road racing programs for the U.S. and Canada.
This new role is a perfect fit for Dunham because of his experience with a wide variety of motorsports engineering. He has worked with Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), AMA Pro Racing: Supercross, Motocross and Road Racing, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), CIK/FIA Karting, MotoGP, Bagger Racing League and American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA).
“I have always enjoyed working in motorsports, but motorcycle road racing is my passion. I am so thrilled to have this opportunity to be part of Bridgestone supplying premium road racing tires to the North American market,” said Dunham. “We have a lot of exciting plans for the near future and look forward to showing the road racing community.”
“Bridgestone Motorcycle is proud to welcome Warren Dunham to our team,” said Jared Williams, general manager, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tire Business in the United States and Canada. “Warren is well known and respected within the motorsports community and he is the perfect addition to our team to help us expand our commitment to motorcycle road racing.”
For road racing sponsorship opportunities please reach out to Warren Dunham at [email protected].
About Bridgestone Americas, Inc.:
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tires and rubber, building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Americas employs more than 50,000 people across its worldwide operations. Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.
An OSET 16.0 Racing electric trials bike for young riders. Photo courtesy OSET Bikes.
TRIUMPH ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THE ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER OSET BIKES
Triumph announces the acquisition of the electric motorcycle manufacturer OSET Bikes, as part of their wider plan of offering a full range of off-road motorcycles and to nurture a new generation of motorcycle riders.
Ahead of the launch of the Motocross and Enduro range, Triumph Motorcycles takes another exciting step in the off-road world through the acquisition of OSET Bikes, a leader in the world of children’s electric, off-road motorcycles. Started in 2004 by Ian Smith, who wanted to build an electric off-road bike for his son Oliver, OSET has been setting the benchmark in its segment for the past 18 years. OSET has sold more than 40,000 bikes globally that feature their inhouse developed electric powertrains.
The acquisition of OSET sits within Triumph’s strategy of entering the off-road segment, announced in 2020, and provides both companies with the opportunity to share and benefit from each other’s knowledge and experience in their respective segments, enabling both brands to grow internationally in parallel.
Triumph’s philosophy, For The Ride, played an important role in the acquisition of OSET as it enables the Hinckley-based brand to inspire future generations of riders by providing them with the perfect starting point to develop their passion and dreams. OSET Bikes offers products that are suitable for any rider, starting from 3 years old and upwards.
Nick Bloor – Triumph CEO
“We are excited about the opportunity of joining forces with OSET Bikes: a dynamic brand that has been encouraging children into motorcycling for many years and have been at the forefront of developing electric trials bikes for fun and competition. Whilst the two brands will continue working independently, Triumph and OSET will collaborate on new state-of-the-art products to inspire young riders into off-road riding, across the segments that Triumph and OSET will have a presence in, drawing on their respective strengths to build the best bikes in the world.”
Ian Smith – OSET Bikes CEO
“When we built that first ‘garage’ bike for my son, Oliver, I had no idea that it would lead to this moment. We are all very excited for what the future holds for OSET as part of the Triumph family.
The OSET brand will remain as OSET and will continue to serve the trials and off-road motorcycling community. We are now better positioned to develop and innovate across our range, while enjoying the security of scale and market position Triumph can offer OSET”
Brenden Ketelsen (44) and Jack Bakken (29) doing battle in the RiderzLaw Gold Cup race at Round One of the 2022 CRA season. Photo by CaliPhotography.com, courtesy CRA.
California RoadRace Association brings club level racing back to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Salinas, CA – Club-level racing action is returning to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the first time in decades! On the weekend of June 25-26, 2022, California RoadRace Association will be hosting Round 2 of its series at the iconic circuit. There are race classes available for just about everyone: 400s, Twins, 600s, and 1000s. For most club racers, this will be their first opportunity to race down the legendary corkscrew.
The action starts Saturday, June 25th, with practice and qualifying sessions, and jumps into racing soon after. The day’s races include longer lap count GT races: 16 laps for 400 and Twins races; 20 laps for the 600 and 1000 GT races.
CRA has also arranged for a dinner on Saturday evening sponsored by Blood x Sweat x Tears Vodka, Motorsport Exotica, and Maria Cid Farmers Insurance Agency. Salinas City BBQ will be on site serving up some of their best dishes. Everyone WITH A WRISTBAND will be permitted to partake in the festivities. Wristbands for non-racers can be purchased at registration. CRA will also be hosting a karaoke contest during dinner with prizes awarded based on audience response.
Sunday features the normal CRA Schedule of eight-lap sprint races. Expert racers registered for the Riderzlaw Gold Cup (CRA’s 12-lap premier race) will get the opportunity to experience a “Pro-Start”: A sighting lap, grid up with stands/warmers/umbrella girls, on-track interviews, pictures, warm-up lap and then the race. “We love having the Pro Starts. But get your pit crew ready for this as it is not a one-man job!” said Dustin Coyner, CRA Co-Founder.
Several of the core classes are already filling up, with 40 registered racers in multiple classes, including the Riderzlaw Gold Cup which currently has a waiting list. “It’s really exciting to see a waiting list already for the stacked Gold Cup Race!” said Gigi Chow, CRA Co-Founder.
To sign up for Round 2 or for more information on CRA, visit their website at www.race-cra.com. Get licensed and let’s go racing. #areyoucra #racecra #iamcra
CRA would like to thank their sponsors for their continued support:
Dunlop, Riderz Law, Feel Like a Pro, CTML Consultants, Motorsport Exotica, VnM Sport, Track Daz, Let’s Ride Track Days, Carters @ the Track, Fun Track Dayz, 61 DTC (Pirelli), Racers Edge Performance (Dunlop), Blood x Sweat x Tears Vodka, Fosters Freeze (Sanger, CA), Blud Lubricants, Bellissimoto, AZAD Wheels, Action Sports Canopies, Boxo USA, Captit Performance, ASV, KYT Helmets, Thermal Technology, Suspension Matters, #376 Design, Cinepixel Productions, The Heights Restaurant & Bar, ChaChaCha Motorsports, Maria Cid Insurance Agency, and 844-MY-MOTOW.
Air travel in 2022 may be more challenging than normal, but it's not as bad as some mainstream media outlets are reporting. Photo by David Swarts.
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FIRST PERSON/OPINION:
By David Swarts
Call me old, but I listen to news on the radio every morning as I drive or ride to the Roadracing World offices. I usually listen to KNX, a CBS affiliate, which can be found at 1070 AM and 97.1 FM here in Southern California.
One of the lead local news stories on Monday morning was a rash of flight delays and cancellations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) over the Father’s Day weekend with expectations for more delays and cancellations this summer due to high travel demand and staffing shortages currently being experienced by the airlines.
This week I’m flying from Southern California to the Pacific Northwest for the MotoAmerica event at Ridge Motorsports Park, so having already experienced one cancelled flight this year, the report caught my attention. In fact, I started looking at reserving a rental car to drive the 1,148 miles to Ridge Motorsports Park as a back-up plan in case something happens to my flight.
Before doing that, however, I decided to investigate the situation with airline flight delays and cancellations for myself. And low and behold, I found KNX’s report, and many other similar reports recently, to be exaggerated.
On an average day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handles about 45,000 flights.
On Sunday, July 19, Father’s Day here in the United States, there were 6,284 flights delayed and 922 cancelled, according to FlightAware.com, the same source cited by KNX.
Of an average of 45,000 flights, that means 13.96% were delayed and 2.0% were cancelled.
As of 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time Monday, June 20, 1,857 flights nationwide had been delayed and 328 had been cancelled. That means 4.1% have been delayed and 0.73% have been cancelled so far today.
Far from being headline news and, in my opinion, misleading.
Considering the chances of my flight getting me to Washington currently range between 98-99.27%, I’ll take those odds versus spending 18 hours driving there.
Digging deeper into the on-time performance numbers provided by the FAA, flight delays nationwide and cancellations are up so far in 2022 when compared to 2021, and “air carrier delays” caused by staffing shortages and fewer flights are the most likely culprit. But when comparing 2022 data with pre-pandemic flight performance in 2019, delays are not up very much, 81% vs. 77% and cancellations are actually down from 1.99% to 1.55%.
What should potential air travelers do?
As an experienced traveler with about 1.5 million miles flown over the last 20 years, I suggest taking the earliest possible flights of the day. Air traffic delays have ripple effects and only get worse as a day goes on. I suggest flying with major airlines in and out of major airports so there are other flights available in case something does happen to yours. And I strongly suggest signing up for flight notifications from your airline so you can quickly get alerts in the event there are delays or a cancellation of your flight.
And as a news consumer, if you see or hear a news report that potentially affects you directly, I recommend doing five minutes of research before making major changes to your plans.
Kensei Matsudaira (74) leading a Moto5 race this past weekend in Spain. Photo by Benaisa Photography.
American Kensei Matsudaira Takes First Podium in Moto5 Category in Spanish Championship
June 18-19, 2022
In only his second race in the category, 11-year-old Japanese-American Kensei Matsudaira took his first podium finish in the Spanish Cuna de Campeones Moto5 championship at the Zuera International Circuit, in Zaragoza, Spain.
The qualifying sessions were held on Saturday, with Kensei achieving his best qualifying result in Spain of 5th out of 19 riders, +0.6s from pole position.
In Race One, Kensei got a great start from the second row and by the exit of the second corner was leading the race. Kensei led the race for more than half of the race while battling for position with the top group of four riders. On the eighth, lap Kensei crashed in Turn Two while side by side with two other riders, leaving him unable to rejoin the race.
Repairs were made to the bike and Kensei was able to get another great start in Race Two, where he was able to move up into second position and from there, fought with the same top group of four riders until finally taking the checkered flag in third place, seven seconds behind the race winner, the best finish of Kensei’s Spanish racing career.
“Honestly, I felt that Race One was better because I felt so good on the bike and had so much confidence with it, leading the race and fighting for the win,” Kensei said, after the races. “The DNF result was obviously super disappointing, but it showed everyone including myself that I can fight to win here. In the second race I didn’t quite have the same speed and confidence. In the end I couldn’t keep up with the race winner, but I was still able to fight at the top and to finally get a podium here in Spain feels so good. I want to say a big thank you to my team, JR and Juan who believed in me from when I first started in Spain and really helped me to get here today.”
Kensei now returns to the US to race at Round Two of the MotoAmerica Mini Cup by Motul championship, to be held June 24-25 at the Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. He currently leads the 160 category championship and sits second in the 190 championship.
Round 3 of the Cuna de Campeones Moto 5 championship will be held at Kotarr Circuit in Burgos, Spain on July 17, 2022.
Kensei would like to thank all of his sponsors for their support to help him race both at home and abroad:
American Racing Team & Academy, Fresh N Lean, Evike.com, Shoei Helmets, Dave Designs, AGV Sport, VNM Sport, D.I.D Chain, Galfer USA, Yoshimura R&D, Suspension Matters, TechSpec, The Starting Grid, Moto Tecnica, Mad Labs Minimoto, 73 Moto Parts, Bickle Racing, Vortex Racing, Landers Racing, Boyko Racing, Apex Racing Center, Live 100 Moto, DRT Racing, Karen E. Ott Photography, Hans King, Moto Survival School, California Superbike School, and Toni Elias School USA.
2022 Loudon Classic winner Shane Narbonne (center), runner-up Scott Greenwood (left), and Tyler Sweeney (right). Photo courtesy NEMRR.
Shane Narbonne wins the 99th annual Loudon Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, NH – The 99th annual Loudon Classic, the longest-running motorcycle race in America, capped off a successful Laconia Motorcycle Week with some of the most intense competition that the event has seen in years.
Shane Narbonne, of Tyngsboro, MA, lived up to his title of “King of the Classic” as he became the first 10-time winner of the prestigious event. The main challengers for Narbonne were four-time Classic winner Scott Greenwood, of Dunbarton, NH, and Tyler Sweeney, of Derry, NH. The crowd had anticipated the Greenwood-Narbonne battle, but Sweeney showed impressive speed as he challenged for the front after a multi-year hiatus from road racing. All three of the front runners were riding Yamaha YZF-R6’s.
After a beautiful holeshot by Triumph-mounted Ian Beam, Narbonne took over the lead on lap two. A small mistake allowed Greenwood to take the lead on lap six of the 20-lap feature, and the race was on!
Narbonne recovered quickly and clawed his way back to Greenwood by lap eight, probing several times as he searched for a way back to the front. With six laps remaining, Narbonne made his move on the brakes into Turn One and then put his head down and set the fastest laps of the race. Greenwood never gave up, but in the end Narbonne was able to extend his lead to just over one second to claim a hard-earned victory.
On the podium, Narbonne revealed challenges that he had on his path to victory, saying, “This was a tough one because we blew our motor on Friday. We had a bunch of people help us tear the engine down and really help to get us out for this race. We have such a great racing family here at the track, and I look forward to chasing title #11 next year.“
Narbonne also recognized the efforts of his father, Al Narbonne, on this Father’s Day weekend for his many years of racing support.
In the Amateur ranks of the Classic, Michael Lee was the top performer as he won the Amateur division and worked his way all the way up to 15th overall. Micheal Guarino and David Mink rounded out the Amateur podium with all three of the top Amateurs finishing in the top 20 overall.
The other purse-paying events for the 99th annual Loudon Classic were the Unlimited GP and Lightweight GP classes. In the Unlimited GP class, veteran racer Eric Wood took the victory over David Dayon and Scott Briody in an all-Kawasaki ZX-10 podium. Wood grabbed the holeshot on his Penguin Racing/Woodcraft-sponsored machine and cut the fastest laps of the weekend, dipping down in to the 1:11 range, on route to the win.
In the Seacoast Sport Cycle Lightweight GP class, NEMRR #1 plate holder Rick Doucette scored the win over two young up-and-coming riders. The Plaistow Powersports-sponsored Doucette took his the lead from the Ducati of Adam Guyer and extended his lead to a comfortable eight-second gap by the end. 17-year-old Jacob Crossman was making his debut in the Lightweight GP class on his new Penguin Racing/ Seacoast Sport Cycle Aprilia RS 660 and made an impressive charge from the middle of the pack to claim the final podium (and purse-paying) spot for this event.
The Loudon Classic is hosted by Northeast Motorcycle Road Racing Inc and was made possible in part by the support of series title sponsor Mayhew Tools, a New England manufacturer of top-quality tools for professional technicians. 2023 will be a the 100th running of both the Loudon Classic and the renowned Laconia Motorcycle Week. This landmark event will run from June 10th-18th next summer will be filled with special features to give motorcyclists of all ages the opportunity to be part of making motorcycle history!
American-born Rossi Moor (92) leading Kevin Farkas (28), Dustin Schneider (20), and the rest during Northern Talent Cup Race Two at Sachsenring in 2022. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Kevin Farkas (Agria Racing Team) emerged victorious from Race 2 in the Northern Talent Cup at the Sachsenring as the top two in the Cup standings went head-to-head for the second time in as many days. Title leader Rossi Moor (Farium Next Generation Riders) crossed the line first but the Hungarian exceeded track limits on the last lap, which handed victory to second across the line Farkas. Lenoxx Phommara (Team Phommara) came from eighth on the grid to pick up his first dry podium of the season.
It was another spellbinding NTC race in scorching conditions at the Sachsenring as 17 riders battled it out in the leading group from the off, with Farkas once again grabbing an early lead despite starting on the outside of the second row. The lead changed every lap though with Turns 1, 12 and 13 acting as the main action areas, but the two consistently at the front of the freight train were Farkas and Moor. And, as expected, the fight for victory went down to the very last lap.
Dropping down the famous Waterfall section, Moor went for the inside line but ventured onto the green when overtaking Farkas. Moor’s late braking at Turn 12 and Turn 13 helped him cross the line in P1 but the number 92 was demoted one place for exceeding track limits, which saw Farkas promoted to P1 – his second victory of the year.
Moor ended the day P2 with Phommara producing some great late race pace to claw his way onto the podium in third, as polesitter Jurrien Van Crugten (BB64 Academy) narrowly missed out on a debut rostrum in P4.
Martin Vincze (Chrobak Motorsport Egyesulet) finished P5, just half a second away from victory, as Race 1 podium finisher Dustin Schneider (Goblin Racing) settled for P6, 0.6s shy. Seventh place finisher Rocco Sessler (MCA Racing) was also under a second from the win, as Maxime Schmid (Team Schmid), Matteo Masili (Farium Next Generation Riders) and Loris Veneman (Team NL Open Line) – who was handed a three-second penalty at the end of the race – completed the top 10.
That’s all from a sensational two races at the Sachsenring! Next up for the NTC riders is a short trip north to the TT Circuit Assen, where once again they’ll join the MotoGP™ paddock for a weekend at the Cathedral of Speed.
O’Halloran Scot talent: Double win at Knockhill closes the gap at the top of the championship
Jason O’Halloran on top of the podium at Knockhill. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Jason O’Halloran celebrated a double Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win in front of a bumper crowd at Knockhill, holding off standings leader Bradley Ray in the final race of the weekend by just 0.993s as the McAMS Yamaha rider banished his previous bad luck at the Scottish circuit.
O’Halloran had earlier overcome his previous Knockhill demons to claim his first ever Bennetts BSB race win at the Fife circuit in the second race of the weekend, holding off his title rivals to return to the top of the podium.
At the start of the race Kyle Ryde had hit the front of the pack ahead of teammate Ray and Rory Skinner, but the local contender was into the lead by the time they crossed the line to complete the first lap.
At the front, Skinner was trying to hold off Ray and O’Halloran, who had pushed Ryde down the order, but on the eighth lap Leon Haslam and Storm Stacey crashed at the Hairpin, causing a BMW Safety Car intervention.
When the race resumed, Skinner was still able to hold off Ray and O’Halloran initially, but the McAMS Yamaha rider was on a charge. On lap 22, Ray got slightly out of line coming into the Hairpin and O’Halloran seized the opportunity to move ahead.
O’Halloran then had Skinner in his sights as he hunted his elusive first race win in Scotland. He made his move to hit the front of the field with four laps remaining as Lee Jackson also joined the trio ahead of him to fight for the podium.
As O’Halloran had the marginal edge, the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki riders were dueling for second place, trading blows for several laps. Skinner led the teammates at the start of the final lap, but then Jackson made his move.
Jackson held off the counter attack from Skinner as the pair awarded the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki team their first double podium finish with Ray taking the chequered flag in fourth place.
Tommy Bridewell completed the top five for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team as he had an advantage over Josh Brookes, Danny Buchan and Glenn Irwin. Ryde meanwhile dropped to ninth as Tarran Mackenzie salvaged tenth place following his back of the grid start after he missed yesterday’s eBay Sprint race.
At the start of the third race, local hero Skinner was bidding to add a hat trick of podium finishes to his tally at his home round, and he launched into the lead on the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki ahead of O’Halloran and Ray.
Skinner though crashed out of the lead on the fifth lap and that left Ray, who had moved into second, and O’Halloran, to have a Yamaha duel for supremacy at the front of the field.
Ray was holding the advantage until there were just five laps to go when the McAMS Yamaha rider made his attack; diving down the inside at the Hairpin to take the lead.
O’Halloran was able to edge a 0.993s over Ray at the chequered flag, with the battle for third becoming a five-way scrap before Jackson fought off the opposition, claiming his second podium finish of the weekend.
Buchan had carved his way through the field on the SYNETIQ BMW to claim fourth place to secure his best result of the season so far, making moves on the dicing pack of Bridewell, Glenn Irwin and Josh Brookes.
Mackenzie closed in on Brookes over the final laps, taking eighth place for McAMS Yamaha with Ryde and Tom Sykes completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Knockhill:
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 216
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 200
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki) 174
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 94
Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) 84
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Jason O’Halloran
McAMS Yamaha
Knockhill double race winner
“It’s been an incredible weekend, yesterday I was absolutely buzzing with second. This isn’t the best track for me, but I enjoyed the race yesterday and I was looking forward to today.
“The guys have done a great job with the bike, improved it a bit off the back of yesterday and it felt incredible and managed to get another pair of wins.
“We’ve had four wins in the last six races, six podiums from six races and we are closing down the podium points and championship leads.
“An awesome couple of weekends, I’m feeling super strong in the races, in complete control and I can’t wait to keep progressing and getting stronger as the season moves on.”
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