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Australian Superbike: Maxwell Tops Practice Friday At Wakefield Park
ASBK ’22: Maxwell Shines All Day as Wakefield Park Raceway 2022 Heats Up.
While Wakefield Park turned on some early sun, the cloud closed in and made for pleasant, but not hot conditions on the day with the top temperature around 18 degrees. From practice session one, it was Wayne Maxwell who was the man to beat and he built momentum and pace all day to end the day atop the standings..
Alpinestars Superbike
Seeing Troy Herfoss (Penrite Honda Racing) atop the charts- albeit briefly- at his nominally his home event, was a pleasing moment for all assembled as the opening practice session got underway.
While Herfoss was able to stay in the top five, it was Wayne Maxwell (Boost Mobile with K-tech) aboard his Ducati who topped the first session followed by Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team) and Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team).
Just three-tenths of a second covered the top three, with the leading pair of Maxwell and Halliday a small, but notable margin ahead of the field.
Glenn Allerton (Maxima Racing Oils) and the aforementioned Troy Herfoss rounded out the top five.
Practice two was a copy of session one with the same top three in Maxwell, Halliday and Jones atop the standings. Local boy Herfoss showed he’s race fit and race-ready by moving up to fourth with DesmoSport Ducati rider Bryan Staring fifth.
Interestingly, where session one was closely fought, in the second practice session, Wayne Maxwell found some more pace in his Ducati and stretched his lead considerably out to an ominously large .439 to sound a Phillip island-like warning to the field: “catch me if you can…”
Session three saw a third repeat of the top three in terms of makeup and order: Maxwell, Halliday and Jones. Maxwell was again able to hold a sizeable advantage of over 3/10ths of a second to hold the pack at bay.
Wayne Maxwell, first overall: “I think my one lap speed was quite good, but I think we need to work on our overall pace and improve that a little bit. Hopefully, the weather is a tiny bit better tomorrow and we can come out and have a go at the pole record…”
Cru Halliday, second overall: “It was a strange session that last one- it got colder and I thought times would not improve but they did. I felt better as the sessions went on. The bike felt good, the team are working really well, and I know there’s more time in the bike.”
Mike Jones, third overall: “We were here for a couple of days that were rained out. But in saying that my feeling on the bike is pretty good and we were able to get down to business and make progress in every session.”
Post day press conference link: https://youtu.be/7zZ_IIywYe8
Full Results: https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/index?Date=22/04/22&MeetID=2022/ASBK22_3/
Michelin Supersport
This weekend, Supersport is wide open event insofar as favourites go with former series leader Senna Agius long gone from Australia and former top three racer Tom Edwards in Europe on World Supersport duties. While Olly Simpson holds the championship lead, he would have a mixed day.
It was Queenslander John Lytras aboard a Yamaha who would draw first blood, fastest in the early session from Scott Nicholson (Yamaha) and Sean Condon (Yamaha) – who is stepping in for the World Supersport bound Tom Edwards- in third position.
It was a slower start for current Championship leader Olly Simpson who was down in eighth position and former championship leader Tom Bramich in sixth.
In session two, Sean Condon showed that he was coming to terms with the BikeBiz Yamaha by topping the table by .2 ahead of much-improved Tom Bramich with practice one fast man Lytras in third.
Championship leader Olly Simpson went down near the end of the session, but was up and about and participated in the third practice session of the day.
Session three saw John Lytras again atop the standings, making a substantial gain to bring himself closer to Sean Condon’s fastest time of the day. Ty Lynch was second in the session and third fastest for the day while Sean Condon was third in the session, but still fastest overall thanks to his time in session two.
Session three and merged classifications: https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/2022/ASBK22_3/ASBK22_3_P13.pdf
Dunlop Supersport 300
Chmapionship leader Henry Snell opened his Wakefield campaign with a lowly ninth in the first practice while Cameron Dunker – who is currently third in the title chase- capitalised on some slower than expected results from the nominally fast riders by topping the table in practice one.
Second for the session was Hayden Nelson, a worrying .344 behind Dunker and then just .078 back to third-placed Jonathan Nahlous.
Dunker’s early form and pace continued into session two as he was the only rider in the 1:05s while Snell had no answer as he wallowed down in 13th position. Hayden Nelson and Glenn Nelson were second and third.
In session three, Dunker continued to show the field a clean set of heels, now some 1.344 seconds ahead of second-placed Brodie Gawith who in turn was just .075 ahead of Jonathan Nahlous.
In terms of combined times, it was Dunker, Hayden Nelson and Nahlous. Tomorrow the field has serious work to do to reel in Dunker.
Practice Session three and combined times: https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/2022/ASBK22_3/ASBK22_3_P14.pdf
Yamaha Finance R3 Cup
Cameron Dunker showed that his fast form in the all-in 300 class was no fluke by topping the table in practice one for the Yamaha Finance R3 Cup.
It’s a typically closely fought class, so seeing Dunker ahead of second-placed Glenn Nelson by some .326 who was just .082 ahead of Hayden Nelson ought to have given Dunker’s fellow racers plenty to ponder ahead of the rest of the sessions.
The theme continued into practice session two with Dunker ahead of Glenn Nelson and Hayden Nelson. The gap to second was at .326 but only 0.82 back to third.
In session three it was that man Dunker again, although Hayden Nelson was able to keep Dunker in sight, just .557 behind, with Taiyo Aksu who was just .168 behind Nelson.
On combined times it was Dunker, Glenn Nelson and Hayden Nelson making up the top three on the day.
Practice three results and combined times.
https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/2022/ASBK22_3/ASBK22_3_P12.pdf
bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup
Series coach Garry McCoy has been slowly but surely turning coal into diamonds as he works on all aspects of the rider’s skillsets in the development series that is the bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup.
In the first session, it was Hudson Thompson up by an unusually high half a second over Marcus Hamod and then an equally unusual .909 back to third-placed Harrison Watts.
While the early sessions aren’t necessarily a true form guide, the early pace from Thompson sounded a warning to the field.
Into session two, it was Thompson again atop the standings, but second place Marcus Hamod found some more pace as he settled into the Wakefield layout. Alexander Codey was third, just .244 from the leader.
With session three starting late in the day when the temperatures had dropped, it was still Hudson Thompson out front, but by an ever-diminishing margin to Marcus Hamod, who was now just .101 behind. There was a more substantial gap of .327 back to third-placed Harrison Watts, and it was clear that the field was slowly coming to grips with the track.
For the day it was Hudson Thompson, Marcus Hamod and Alexander Codey.
Session three and combined times https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/2022/ASBK22_3/ASBK22_3_P16.pdf
Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Tyler Scott
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 26th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 11 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
The Daytona 200 (11 times);
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships;
ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2022 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.
Tyler Scott
Age: 15.
Current home: Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
Current height/weight: 5’7”/130 pounds.
Current school grade level: 10th grade.
Began riding at age: 4 years.
First road race: 2016, Road Atlanta, Georgia, WERA, Formula Three, 1st place.
Current racebike: Suzuki GSX-R600.
Current tuners/mechanics: Team Hammer.
Primary race series: MotoAmerica Supersport.
Top sponsors: Vision Wheel, M4 Performance Exhausts, ECSTAR, Suzuki, Arai, RST, R&G, Shorai Dunlop, Hotbodies Racing, Vortex, EK Chains, TechSpec, Venhill, Roadracingworld.com, Team Hammer.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2021 season, won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (11 wins and 15 total podiums in 18 races); 2020 season, raced in FIM CEV European Talent Cup (best race finish was 16th at Valencia), won 2 CCS Atlantic Regional Championships (ThunderBike, Lightweight Superbike), won 26 CCS races; 2019 season, finished 23rd in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup (best race finish was 11th at Assen), competed in European Talent Cup; 2018 season, finished 3rd in ASRA Moto3 and Thunderbike National Championships (6 wins, 8 podium finishes from 8 starts), won 5 CCS Regional Championships (34 race wins), won 3 WERA races; 2017 season, won AMA Moto3 Grand Championship, won WERA Formula Three National Challenge Championship, won 2 WERA Sportsman Regional Class Championships (16 wins, 24 podiums with WERA), won 3 AMA Flat Track Grand National Championships, named AMA Flat Track Youth Rider of the Year; 2016 season, won 3 AMA Flat Track Grand Championships, named AMA Flat Track Youth Rider of the Year.
2022 racing goal: Finish on the podium in MotoAmerica Supersport.
Racing career goals: Race against Marc Marquez, win MotoGP World Championship.
Racing hero: Nicky Hayden.
Favorite track: Mugello.
Favorite hobby: Riding mountain bikes.
If I wasn’t racing I would be…: Competing in bicycle races.
WorldSBK: Haslam Riding TPR Team Pedercini Kawasaki At Assen
Leon Haslam returns to WorldSBK earlier than expected – he will race at Assen
TPR Team Pedercini Racing is pleased to announce that Leon Haslam, already scheduled to compete for the team in four race this season, will replace Loris Cresson in this weekend’s WorldSBK Dutch Round.
Haslam will travel directly from Oulton Park in the UK, where took part in a scheduled BSB test, in preparation for his return to the World Superbike paddock in FP1 + FP2 at the iconic TT Circuit Assen, tomorrow.
Lucio Pedercini Team Principal: “It is an unexpected first wildcard appearance with us for Leon who will now compete in at least five races for us this season. We are sorry that we have not been able to continue with our original 2022 plan, but the show must go on and we delighted to welcome Leon back to the team earlier than we had anticipated. We go into the weekend confident of achieving three solid results.”
Leon Haslam: “I have fond memories of Assen over the years and so when the opportunity arose to race with TPR Team Pedercini in one additional race it was easy to say yes. I have ridden with the team before and achieved a top five result in Qatar and I know how they work. It will be a tough ask coming straight into Round 2 with no testing on the bike and the championship being so strong this year but knowing that we will also race together in four other races after this I am confident that we can gain a lot of valuable information and have a positive weekend together.”
WorldSBK: Bautista Says, “I Hope To Have The Same Battle As Aragon”
Talking tough ahead of Assen: “I hope to have the same battles… that’d be incredible”
The heavy-hitting names speak about the upcoming Assen clash, with rivalries, debates about upgrades and hoping to bounce back all on the agenda
The 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship arrives in the Netherlands for the Motul Dutch Round at the TT Circuit Assen. Celebrating 30 years since the first time WorldSBK visited the hallowed turf of the Dutch venue, it promises to be a spectacular weekend.
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “I hope to have the same battle as Aragon!”
“It’s not easy to beat Jonny here. He has won everything here apart from three years ago against me. More than motivated, I am confident; I felt very strong during the first round so why can’t I be strong here? It will be more difficult to beat him here as he is the ‘King of Assen’ but it will be a good challenge for everyone to beat him. Jonny, Toprak and I are three very different riders, and we have three very different bikes, so each one has its own style. It’s good to have three contenders for victory but also my teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi; he can battle with the other guys but also achieve a podium which he deserves. I hope to have the same battle as Aragon!”
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK): “To win 100 races for Kawasaki would be incredible”
“Let’s say Alvaro’s replaced the missing Scott Redding at the front. It’s always cool to have more guys fighting at the front. We didn’t mention Rinaldi, he was very strong at Aragon, a good circuit for him. Nice to be in the battle, nice that I had a bike that let me fight as well. Look forward to more of that here. To win 100 races with Kawasaki would be incredible! No one’s mentioned that inside the team. To win two races in WorldSBK is tough. I will do my best, that’s the target, but nothing is for sure right now. It would be nice come Sunday. I hope they have this in mind, maybe they can prepare a cake or something, that would be nice!”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK): “We’ll use the 2022 electronics”
“In Aragon, we had a problem with the braking, and I didn’t feel good in this area, but for Assen, it’s important to improve this problem. Every race weekend we try 2021 and 2022 electronics, and now we are improving the new one. The new one we will improve each weekend and this weekend, we will use the 2022 electronics. The other Yamaha riders are improving, because I’m not working alone and they’re also working for the new electronics. We are coming to ‘my tracks’ now. Last year at Assen, it wasn’t a great result for me and in one race, I crashed. I know my problem at this track but this year we have improved it, so I think we’re fighting for the win this weekend.”
Iker Lecuona (Team HRC): “Didn’t expect to start in this position… best for Honda in many years”
“We didn’t expect to start in this position. We expected to stay tenth, ninth, maybe eighth in the World Championship. But we’re P5, we’re very happy. This is the best start in the World Championship for Honda in a lot of years. The objective is to keep on this path, keep this performance, try to develop the bike and to fight more for a podium.”
Michael van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “I’m really happy to be in the paddock”
“I’m really happy to be back in the paddock! It was already a very long winter, but unfortunately due to the injury, I made the winter even longer. Things are going well. I’m getting better every day. I’m really happy to be here at Assen. It would’ve been really disappointing to miss my home round. On the other side, it’s my first time on the bike this year. It’s a nice place to be on the bike. We have a good bike, but it’s not a winning bike. The only advice is to stay calm. We know what we have to develop. It’s tough, especially with such a close Championship. A couple of tenths and we’ll gain a lot of places but it’s not easy to find these couple of tenths.”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “I want a podium really, really bad!”
“At the moment, we have done just the Aragon Round, so I only have the feeling from that circuit. I think that turning the bike, I need to use a lot of rear grip in the entry of the corner. When the rear tyre goes down, I lose a little bit of confidence and I can control the bike less. I think we have to focus on that. Just make the bike turn a little bit better. Here we are at a different track, I think it has fewer long corners, so maybe the tyres can last a little bit longer. The goal is to be able to fight for the podium in all three races. After we have missed the Aragon podium, I want this one really, really bad. Every track is a different story. This is our goal.”
Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “We were just too far away…”
We kind of know the issue but we’re kind of locked with what we can do in this situation at the moment. For me, it’s more working on the electronics side of things, trying to help our problem. I think the track layout is what’s probably going to help us the most. Let’s see what we can do and see if this weekend brings us a step and see in the future. It’s not going to be a nice, clean improvement; it’s going to be rocky on the way. As long as we’re going forward, I’m happy with that. I always said we were too far away; I didn’t want to blow smoke up my ass about it. We were just too far away, so coming into a race weekend, it isn’t going to be any better. I think we’ve just got to keep working in the line that we’re following and see if we can build up.”
Xavi Vierge (Team HRC): “It was really good with two rookies… nobody expected it!”
“To go from the first round sixth in the Championship but with the same points as my teammate in fifth position was really good. Also, for the team, I think it was really good with two rookies to start the season like that. Nobody expected it. We need to have the feet on the ground because the gap between us and the top guys is quite big, so we need to work to be closer to them.”
MotoAmerica: LiMandri Leads Junior Cup FP1 At Road Atlanta
Moto2: VD Goorbergh P1, Roberts P4 In Soaked FP1 In Portugal
MotoGP: Marc Marquez Quickest In Wet FP1 At Portimao
World Supersport: Aegerter In League Of His Own In FP1 At Assen
Moto3: Holgado Leads Wet FP1 In Portugal
WorldSBK: Razgatlioglu P1, Gerloff P6 In FP1 At Assen
Australian Superbike: Maxwell Tops Practice Friday At Wakefield Park
ASBK ’22: Maxwell Shines All Day as Wakefield Park Raceway 2022 Heats Up.
While Wakefield Park turned on some early sun, the cloud closed in and made for pleasant, but not hot conditions on the day with the top temperature around 18 degrees. From practice session one, it was Wayne Maxwell who was the man to beat and he built momentum and pace all day to end the day atop the standings..
Alpinestars Superbike
Seeing Troy Herfoss (Penrite Honda Racing) atop the charts- albeit briefly- at his nominally his home event, was a pleasing moment for all assembled as the opening practice session got underway.
While Herfoss was able to stay in the top five, it was Wayne Maxwell (Boost Mobile with K-tech) aboard his Ducati who topped the first session followed by Cru Halliday (Yamaha Racing Team) and Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team).
Just three-tenths of a second covered the top three, with the leading pair of Maxwell and Halliday a small, but notable margin ahead of the field.
Glenn Allerton (Maxima Racing Oils) and the aforementioned Troy Herfoss rounded out the top five.
Practice two was a copy of session one with the same top three in Maxwell, Halliday and Jones atop the standings. Local boy Herfoss showed he’s race fit and race-ready by moving up to fourth with DesmoSport Ducati rider Bryan Staring fifth.
Interestingly, where session one was closely fought, in the second practice session, Wayne Maxwell found some more pace in his Ducati and stretched his lead considerably out to an ominously large .439 to sound a Phillip island-like warning to the field: “catch me if you can…”
Session three saw a third repeat of the top three in terms of makeup and order: Maxwell, Halliday and Jones. Maxwell was again able to hold a sizeable advantage of over 3/10ths of a second to hold the pack at bay.
Wayne Maxwell, first overall: “I think my one lap speed was quite good, but I think we need to work on our overall pace and improve that a little bit. Hopefully, the weather is a tiny bit better tomorrow and we can come out and have a go at the pole record…”
Cru Halliday, second overall: “It was a strange session that last one- it got colder and I thought times would not improve but they did. I felt better as the sessions went on. The bike felt good, the team are working really well, and I know there’s more time in the bike.”
Mike Jones, third overall: “We were here for a couple of days that were rained out. But in saying that my feeling on the bike is pretty good and we were able to get down to business and make progress in every session.”
Post day press conference link: https://youtu.be/7zZ_IIywYe8
Full Results: https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/index?Date=22/04/22&MeetID=2022/ASBK22_3/
Michelin Supersport
This weekend, Supersport is wide open event insofar as favourites go with former series leader Senna Agius long gone from Australia and former top three racer Tom Edwards in Europe on World Supersport duties. While Olly Simpson holds the championship lead, he would have a mixed day.
It was Queenslander John Lytras aboard a Yamaha who would draw first blood, fastest in the early session from Scott Nicholson (Yamaha) and Sean Condon (Yamaha) – who is stepping in for the World Supersport bound Tom Edwards- in third position.
It was a slower start for current Championship leader Olly Simpson who was down in eighth position and former championship leader Tom Bramich in sixth.
In session two, Sean Condon showed that he was coming to terms with the BikeBiz Yamaha by topping the table by .2 ahead of much-improved Tom Bramich with practice one fast man Lytras in third.
Championship leader Olly Simpson went down near the end of the session, but was up and about and participated in the third practice session of the day.
Session three saw John Lytras again atop the standings, making a substantial gain to bring himself closer to Sean Condon’s fastest time of the day. Ty Lynch was second in the session and third fastest for the day while Sean Condon was third in the session, but still fastest overall thanks to his time in session two.
Session three and merged classifications: https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/2022/ASBK22_3/ASBK22_3_P13.pdf
Dunlop Supersport 300
Chmapionship leader Henry Snell opened his Wakefield campaign with a lowly ninth in the first practice while Cameron Dunker – who is currently third in the title chase- capitalised on some slower than expected results from the nominally fast riders by topping the table in practice one.
Second for the session was Hayden Nelson, a worrying .344 behind Dunker and then just .078 back to third-placed Jonathan Nahlous.
Dunker’s early form and pace continued into session two as he was the only rider in the 1:05s while Snell had no answer as he wallowed down in 13th position. Hayden Nelson and Glenn Nelson were second and third.
In session three, Dunker continued to show the field a clean set of heels, now some 1.344 seconds ahead of second-placed Brodie Gawith who in turn was just .075 ahead of Jonathan Nahlous.
In terms of combined times, it was Dunker, Hayden Nelson and Nahlous. Tomorrow the field has serious work to do to reel in Dunker.
Practice Session three and combined times: https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/2022/ASBK22_3/ASBK22_3_P14.pdf
Yamaha Finance R3 Cup
Cameron Dunker showed that his fast form in the all-in 300 class was no fluke by topping the table in practice one for the Yamaha Finance R3 Cup.
It’s a typically closely fought class, so seeing Dunker ahead of second-placed Glenn Nelson by some .326 who was just .082 ahead of Hayden Nelson ought to have given Dunker’s fellow racers plenty to ponder ahead of the rest of the sessions.
The theme continued into practice session two with Dunker ahead of Glenn Nelson and Hayden Nelson. The gap to second was at .326 but only 0.82 back to third.
In session three it was that man Dunker again, although Hayden Nelson was able to keep Dunker in sight, just .557 behind, with Taiyo Aksu who was just .168 behind Nelson.
On combined times it was Dunker, Glenn Nelson and Hayden Nelson making up the top three on the day.
Practice three results and combined times.
https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/2022/ASBK22_3/ASBK22_3_P12.pdf
bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup
Series coach Garry McCoy has been slowly but surely turning coal into diamonds as he works on all aspects of the rider’s skillsets in the development series that is the bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup.
In the first session, it was Hudson Thompson up by an unusually high half a second over Marcus Hamod and then an equally unusual .909 back to third-placed Harrison Watts.
While the early sessions aren’t necessarily a true form guide, the early pace from Thompson sounded a warning to the field.
Into session two, it was Thompson again atop the standings, but second place Marcus Hamod found some more pace as he settled into the Wakefield layout. Alexander Codey was third, just .244 from the leader.
With session three starting late in the day when the temperatures had dropped, it was still Hudson Thompson out front, but by an ever-diminishing margin to Marcus Hamod, who was now just .101 behind. There was a more substantial gap of .327 back to third-placed Harrison Watts, and it was clear that the field was slowly coming to grips with the track.
For the day it was Hudson Thompson, Marcus Hamod and Alexander Codey.
Session three and combined times https://www.computime.com.au/Meetings/2022/ASBK22_3/ASBK22_3_P16.pdf
Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Tyler Scott
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 26th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 11 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
The Daytona 200 (11 times);
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships;
ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2022 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.
Tyler Scott
Age: 15.
Current home: Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
Current height/weight: 5’7”/130 pounds.
Current school grade level: 10th grade.
Began riding at age: 4 years.
First road race: 2016, Road Atlanta, Georgia, WERA, Formula Three, 1st place.
Current racebike: Suzuki GSX-R600.
Current tuners/mechanics: Team Hammer.
Primary race series: MotoAmerica Supersport.
Top sponsors: Vision Wheel, M4 Performance Exhausts, ECSTAR, Suzuki, Arai, RST, R&G, Shorai Dunlop, Hotbodies Racing, Vortex, EK Chains, TechSpec, Venhill, Roadracingworld.com, Team Hammer.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2021 season, won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (11 wins and 15 total podiums in 18 races); 2020 season, raced in FIM CEV European Talent Cup (best race finish was 16th at Valencia), won 2 CCS Atlantic Regional Championships (ThunderBike, Lightweight Superbike), won 26 CCS races; 2019 season, finished 23rd in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup (best race finish was 11th at Assen), competed in European Talent Cup; 2018 season, finished 3rd in ASRA Moto3 and Thunderbike National Championships (6 wins, 8 podium finishes from 8 starts), won 5 CCS Regional Championships (34 race wins), won 3 WERA races; 2017 season, won AMA Moto3 Grand Championship, won WERA Formula Three National Challenge Championship, won 2 WERA Sportsman Regional Class Championships (16 wins, 24 podiums with WERA), won 3 AMA Flat Track Grand National Championships, named AMA Flat Track Youth Rider of the Year; 2016 season, won 3 AMA Flat Track Grand Championships, named AMA Flat Track Youth Rider of the Year.
2022 racing goal: Finish on the podium in MotoAmerica Supersport.
Racing career goals: Race against Marc Marquez, win MotoGP World Championship.
Racing hero: Nicky Hayden.
Favorite track: Mugello.
Favorite hobby: Riding mountain bikes.
If I wasn’t racing I would be…: Competing in bicycle races.
WorldSBK: Haslam Riding TPR Team Pedercini Kawasaki At Assen
Leon Haslam returns to WorldSBK earlier than expected – he will race at Assen
TPR Team Pedercini Racing is pleased to announce that Leon Haslam, already scheduled to compete for the team in four race this season, will replace Loris Cresson in this weekend’s WorldSBK Dutch Round.
Haslam will travel directly from Oulton Park in the UK, where took part in a scheduled BSB test, in preparation for his return to the World Superbike paddock in FP1 + FP2 at the iconic TT Circuit Assen, tomorrow.
Lucio Pedercini Team Principal: “It is an unexpected first wildcard appearance with us for Leon who will now compete in at least five races for us this season. We are sorry that we have not been able to continue with our original 2022 plan, but the show must go on and we delighted to welcome Leon back to the team earlier than we had anticipated. We go into the weekend confident of achieving three solid results.”
Leon Haslam: “I have fond memories of Assen over the years and so when the opportunity arose to race with TPR Team Pedercini in one additional race it was easy to say yes. I have ridden with the team before and achieved a top five result in Qatar and I know how they work. It will be a tough ask coming straight into Round 2 with no testing on the bike and the championship being so strong this year but knowing that we will also race together in four other races after this I am confident that we can gain a lot of valuable information and have a positive weekend together.”
WorldSBK: Bautista Says, “I Hope To Have The Same Battle As Aragon”
Talking tough ahead of Assen: “I hope to have the same battles… that’d be incredible”
The heavy-hitting names speak about the upcoming Assen clash, with rivalries, debates about upgrades and hoping to bounce back all on the agenda
The 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship arrives in the Netherlands for the Motul Dutch Round at the TT Circuit Assen. Celebrating 30 years since the first time WorldSBK visited the hallowed turf of the Dutch venue, it promises to be a spectacular weekend.
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “I hope to have the same battle as Aragon!”
“It’s not easy to beat Jonny here. He has won everything here apart from three years ago against me. More than motivated, I am confident; I felt very strong during the first round so why can’t I be strong here? It will be more difficult to beat him here as he is the ‘King of Assen’ but it will be a good challenge for everyone to beat him. Jonny, Toprak and I are three very different riders, and we have three very different bikes, so each one has its own style. It’s good to have three contenders for victory but also my teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi; he can battle with the other guys but also achieve a podium which he deserves. I hope to have the same battle as Aragon!”
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK): “To win 100 races for Kawasaki would be incredible”
“Let’s say Alvaro’s replaced the missing Scott Redding at the front. It’s always cool to have more guys fighting at the front. We didn’t mention Rinaldi, he was very strong at Aragon, a good circuit for him. Nice to be in the battle, nice that I had a bike that let me fight as well. Look forward to more of that here. To win 100 races with Kawasaki would be incredible! No one’s mentioned that inside the team. To win two races in WorldSBK is tough. I will do my best, that’s the target, but nothing is for sure right now. It would be nice come Sunday. I hope they have this in mind, maybe they can prepare a cake or something, that would be nice!”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK): “We’ll use the 2022 electronics”
“In Aragon, we had a problem with the braking, and I didn’t feel good in this area, but for Assen, it’s important to improve this problem. Every race weekend we try 2021 and 2022 electronics, and now we are improving the new one. The new one we will improve each weekend and this weekend, we will use the 2022 electronics. The other Yamaha riders are improving, because I’m not working alone and they’re also working for the new electronics. We are coming to ‘my tracks’ now. Last year at Assen, it wasn’t a great result for me and in one race, I crashed. I know my problem at this track but this year we have improved it, so I think we’re fighting for the win this weekend.”
Iker Lecuona (Team HRC): “Didn’t expect to start in this position… best for Honda in many years”
“We didn’t expect to start in this position. We expected to stay tenth, ninth, maybe eighth in the World Championship. But we’re P5, we’re very happy. This is the best start in the World Championship for Honda in a lot of years. The objective is to keep on this path, keep this performance, try to develop the bike and to fight more for a podium.”
Michael van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “I’m really happy to be in the paddock”
“I’m really happy to be back in the paddock! It was already a very long winter, but unfortunately due to the injury, I made the winter even longer. Things are going well. I’m getting better every day. I’m really happy to be here at Assen. It would’ve been really disappointing to miss my home round. On the other side, it’s my first time on the bike this year. It’s a nice place to be on the bike. We have a good bike, but it’s not a winning bike. The only advice is to stay calm. We know what we have to develop. It’s tough, especially with such a close Championship. A couple of tenths and we’ll gain a lot of places but it’s not easy to find these couple of tenths.”
Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati): “I want a podium really, really bad!”
“At the moment, we have done just the Aragon Round, so I only have the feeling from that circuit. I think that turning the bike, I need to use a lot of rear grip in the entry of the corner. When the rear tyre goes down, I lose a little bit of confidence and I can control the bike less. I think we have to focus on that. Just make the bike turn a little bit better. Here we are at a different track, I think it has fewer long corners, so maybe the tyres can last a little bit longer. The goal is to be able to fight for the podium in all three races. After we have missed the Aragon podium, I want this one really, really bad. Every track is a different story. This is our goal.”
Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “We were just too far away…”
We kind of know the issue but we’re kind of locked with what we can do in this situation at the moment. For me, it’s more working on the electronics side of things, trying to help our problem. I think the track layout is what’s probably going to help us the most. Let’s see what we can do and see if this weekend brings us a step and see in the future. It’s not going to be a nice, clean improvement; it’s going to be rocky on the way. As long as we’re going forward, I’m happy with that. I always said we were too far away; I didn’t want to blow smoke up my ass about it. We were just too far away, so coming into a race weekend, it isn’t going to be any better. I think we’ve just got to keep working in the line that we’re following and see if we can build up.”
Xavi Vierge (Team HRC): “It was really good with two rookies… nobody expected it!”
“To go from the first round sixth in the Championship but with the same points as my teammate in fifth position was really good. Also, for the team, I think it was really good with two rookies to start the season like that. Nobody expected it. We need to have the feet on the ground because the gap between us and the top guys is quite big, so we need to work to be closer to them.”