TrackAddix 4/16-17 Track Days At Motorsports Park Hastings Cancelled (Updated)

David Swarts

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April 15, 2022

TrackAddix 4/16-17 Track Days At Motorsports Park Hastings Cancelled (Updated)

All TrackAddix Riders for 4/16-4/17 weekend

EMERGENCY ALERT!! The MPH track weekend is being CANCELLED immediately, the track just let us know a few minutes ago they had an unexpected issue getting ambulance coverage for the weekend and now can’t secure an ambulance due to it being Easter weekend. We can’t run an event without an ambulance, so that leaves no choice but to cancel the event. EVERYONE at the MPH track apologizes profusely to ALL of us for this very unfortunate situation. We’ll work out the rider sign-up details/credits later but please get the word out ASAP as we know a lot of riders are traveling in from a distance today. We’ll be sending an e-mail and text blast out to everyone this morning as well.

Please give us the day today to get the rest of the details worked out and we’ll send another blast out to everyone, right now we just wanted to STOP any travel plans that are in progress as quickly as possible! We’ve never had anything like this happen in 15+ years of track day events, and hopefully never have it happen again, we’re so sorry to everyone who was planning to ride this weekend, including us!

More, from a press release issued by TrackAddix:

UPDATE – NEW DATE ADDED

After the emergency cancellation of this weekend’s MPH track event, we were able to work with the track ownership and management to come up with a reschedule date to add to our 2022 calendar so we can maintain our 6-event season.

Our NEWLY-ADDED event date is July 9th/10th.

Here’s what we’re going to do to most easily accommodate most riders who were signed up for the Apr 16/17 weekend with the least amount of drama:

SEASON PASS HOLDERS: You will be signed up AUTOMATICALLY for the July 9/10 weekend event, you don’t need to do anything.

TRACK PACK HOLDERS: Your registration for Apr 16/17 will be deleted and the track pack codes reactivated on your account to use for any other date. You WILL need to go out to your TrackAddix account and sign yourself up for whatever date you want to use the codes for, we will NOT be automatically moving you to any other date on our end, just pick the date that works for you.

REGULAR TRACK DAY PURCHASERS:

We will AUTOMATICALLY move you to the next available track day event date on May 14/15 so you’ll have a slot secured for that. If you would like to be moved to a different date or receive a refund for your track day registration, just let us know and we’ll do whatever you request.

GP RACE ENTRIES:

If you were signed up for the TrackAddix GP Race(s) tomorrow night, your race registration(s) will be MOVED to the new July 9th race date. So if you were a race season pass holder, you’re still signed up for the whole season. If you had signed up individually for the Apr 16th race, and you want your registration moved to a DIFFERENT date than July 9th, just let us know and we’ll move it for you. If you are OK with being signed up for the 9th, then you don’t need to do anything. WHY? Because this way the order of registrations and associated grid positions will stay the same. Seemed like the best solution for most riders who are planning to race most of the season, but if it doesn’t work for you then just let us know and we’ll change it to a different date for you.

We are so sorry again that things didn’t work out for this weekend! We REALLY wanted to ride! It was just a bizarre combination of circumstances that blindsided the track management and they were not able to get a solution put together in time to secure the ambulance coverage needed to run our event. This has never happened before, and hopefully will never happen again! THANK YOU for your patience and understand as we’ve tried to pick the pieces back up today to get things rescheduled and make sure everyone is taken care of to the best of our ability.

Racing History: When Two-Strokes Took Over The Daytona 200, In The April Issue

Trudy Ulrich

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April 15, 2022

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Racing History: When Two-Strokes Took Over The Daytona 200, In The April Issue

Feature In the April 2022 issue of Roadracing World:

The world of motorcycling has never known a bigger earthquake than the convulsion that transformed it in the early 1970s, when the dominant British industry crumbled under a Japanese onslaught and racetracks across the globe were overrun by two-strokes, relegating the four-stroke to Grand Prix history.

At least until Dorna created four-stroke MotoGP in 2002.

A big moment in this seismic shift was Don Emde’s victory in the 1972 Daytona 200, the first by a rider on a two-stroke. At that time the 200 was the biggest single motorcycle race in the world, contested around the huge Daytona super-speedway: Just four corners, then 2.5 miles of full-gas riding around the banking, a nightmare for early two-strokes, which were prone to burning pistons and seizing crankshafts…

—When the Two-Strokes Conquered Daytona, by Mat Oxley

In March 1972 Don Emde and his Yamaha TR3 became the first two-stroke winners of the Daytona 200, ending decades of domination by BSA, Triumph, and Harley-Davidson four-strokes. Read all about the ring-ding heard around the world in the latest issue of Roadracing World!

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Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Rocco Landers

David Swarts

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April 15, 2022

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Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Rocco Landers

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.

Rocco Landers

Age: 17.

Current home: Burns, Oregon.

Current height/weight: 5’11/165 pounds.

Current school grade level: Graduated High School.

Began riding at age: 2 years.

First road race: 2010, Buttonwillow, California, SC MiniGP, Blata Cup, 1st Place.

Current racebike: Yamaha YZF-R6.

Current tuners/mechanics: Stoney Landers (father), Will Eikenberry.

Primary race series: MotoAmerica Supersport.

Sponsors: CVMA, SoCal Track Days, Track Daz, Mithos, KFG Motorsports, California Superbike School, Keith Code, Joe Roberts, J4orce Training, Racer’s Edge Performance, Yamaha, M-Tech Motorsports, Dunlop, Ohlins, SBS, Berringer Brakes, Tyrant Designs CNC, HJC.

Recent racing accomplishments: 2021 season, finished 4^th in MotoAmerica Supersport Championship (4 podium finishes), 2020 season, won MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship (9 wins and 12 podiums in 12 races), won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (15 wins and 18 podiums in 18 races); 2019 season, won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (won 14 of 17 races), won five CVMA class Championships, won multiple races and titles at Dunlop Invite event; 2018 season, finished 4^th in RFME CEV (Spanish) 85cc GP National Championship, 18 race wins with CVMA, 3 race wins with WERA West; 2017 season, finished 5^th in RFME CEV (Spanish) 85cc National Championship; 2016 season, finished 9^th in CIV (Italian) 50cc MiniGP Championship; 2015-2010, multiple mini road racing Championships and race wins.

2022 racing goals: Win as many Supersport races as possible and the Championship.

Racing career goals: Win races and Championships in World Superbike and MotoGP.

Racing heroes: Wayne Rainey, Ronnie Mack, Ben Spies.

Favorite track: Sonoma Raceway.

Favorite hobby: Riding flat track.

If I wasn’t racing I would be…: Moping around.

World Endurance: YART Yamaha On Provisional Pole At Le Mans 24-Hour

David Swarts

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April 14, 2022

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World Endurance: YART Yamaha On Provisional Pole At Le Mans 24-Hour

Niccolò Canepa’s rapid lap of 1m35.500s among the Red classified riders helped YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC secure the provisional pole position for the 24 Heues Motos, round one of the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship.

New rules for 2022 mean qualifying results are based on the average time of the fastest two riders – rather than three previously – with the results of the fourth rider not taken into account.

With Canepa’s team-mate, Karel Hanika, the quickest of the Blue riders in a time of 1m35.873s, YART registered an unofficial average of 1m35.686s.

Josh Hook, a Blue Rider, and his Yellow rider session-topping team-mate Gino Rea, helped F.C.C. TSR Honda France to the second unofficial quickest average time of 1m35.731s, followed by Yoshimura SERT Motul (unofficially a 1m35.975s) and ERC Endurance-Ducati (unofficially a 1m36.107s).

BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team set the fifth best unofficial average of 1m36.201s with Wójcik Racing Team next with an unofficial average of 1m36.729s.

Of the Dunlop Superstock Trophy riders, Sébastien Suchet was quickest for National Motos in the Blue rider session, Baptiste Guittet set the Yellow rider session pace for Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore, while Danny Webb (Wójcik Racing Team) was the Dunlop Superstock Trophy competitor to beat in the Red rider session.

More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki Press Office:

YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL THIRD IN LE MANS QUALIFYING 1

Yoshimura SERT Motul: GSX-R1000R – 3rd (1.35.975)

Gregg Black (1) on the Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki GSX-R1000 at Le Mans. Photo courtesy Team Suzuki Press Office.

Yoshimura Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (SERT) Motul set the third fastest time in the first qualifying session today, Thursday the 14th of April, ahead of the 45th edition of 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans in France.

As defending World Champion, and last year’s 24 Heures event winner, Yoshimura SERT Motul is a firm favourite for the race that gets underway at 3pm (local time) this Saturday the 16th of April. With a perfectly-tuned technical team and a GSX-R1000R more efficient than ever, thanks to the latest developments in electronics and frame, Yoshimura SERT Motul is in a good position as the 2022 EWC season gets underway.

Riding the Suzuki #1, equipped with Bridgestone tyres, Gregg Black, Sylvain Guintoli and Xavier Simeon are joined by Kazuki Watanabe as a reserve rider for the opening round of the hugely-popular Endurance World Championship.

Victim of a heavy crash two weeks ago during the official pre-season test session, Black has recovered and proved it by setting his best lap of 1.35.970, the second-best time of his session.

Simeon also put in a good performance by reaching the top three of his session with a time of 1.36.058, while Guintoli set a time of 1.35.980.

Watanabe’s time was 1.37.793 after arriving at the Bugatti circuit straight from the airport, just a few hours before qualifying.

These first qualifying results are positive for the team with an average time for the French-Japanese outfit of 1.35.975, just three-tenths off the provisional pole position.

The 52 crews entered for this 2022 edition of the 24 Heures Motos are back on track tomorrow, Friday the 15th of April from 10:20am to 12:10pm (local time) for the second and final qualifying session that will determine the final positions on the starting grid.

Damien SAULNIER – Team Manager:

“Riders and technicians are satisfied with this third place. There is only a difference of three tenths of a second from our competitors; it’s really little. We now know what we have to do to gain! We have kept some parts for tomorrow, so we remain calm and focused. I also think that the riders feel good on the bike and that they all did very consistent lap times. This is also a very important point. There were no crashes, no mechanical problems. We tested new Bridgestone tyres, and everything went well. In short, it was a good day for us!”

Yohei KATO – Team Director:

“It has been a long winter! We are happy and excited to start the 24 Heures Motos amongst a high level of competitors. We kept trying new tyre options during this morning’s free practice. This first qualifying session was therefore done with tyres that the riders were not familiar with, so we are very satisfied with the third provisional position.”

MRA Graduates 43 From New Racer School At High Plains Raceway

David Swarts

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April 14, 2022

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MRA Graduates 43 From New Racer School At High Plains Raceway

The Motorcycle Roadracing Association (MRA) conducted its annual race school on April 8th and 9th in direct collaboration with club sponsor Fay Myers, and with the support of High Plains Raceway in Deer Tail, Colorado. New Rider Director Jeff Brown and the rest of the MRA Board led a team of 23 veteran club racers in the effort to impart as much safety, technique, best practices and an honest conversation around risk mitigation to all participants of the two-day school. A total of 43 students completed the experience and received a certificate for demonstrating their knowledge of safe road course practice and operations. Of those 43 individuals, 28 have committed to the race license process and are expected to swell the novice grids of the club in 2022, a welcomed addition to the sport and wider community. Congratulations to all those who participated, and special thanks to all those who helped and supported the successful outcome of the event! The MRA looks forward to a safe, robust and competitive 2022.

Video: Yamaha’s Stanboli On What Happened At COTA

David Swarts

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April 14, 2022

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Video: Yamaha’s Stanboli On What Happened At COTA

Racer and TrackDaz owner Dustin Coyner presents “Ask a Superbike Genius” with Richard Stanboli, owner of Attack Performance and the Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha MotoAmerica Superbike Team.

This interview was conducted following the MotoAmerica event April 8-10 at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas.

Ducati Reports More Sales Growth During Q1 Of 2022

David Swarts

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April 14, 2022

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Ducati Reports More Sales Growth During Q1 Of 2022

Ducati continues its growth trend, record first quarter 2022

13,450 motorcycles delivered to passionate customers worldwide during the first three months of 2022, up by 5% compared to 2021

Italy is again the leading market for Ducati with 2,544 motorcycles

The results obtained were penalized by a strong discontinuity in supplies, a situation that could continue over the course of the season

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 14 April 2022 – The first quarter of 2022 ends with another record for Ducati, which announced in March that it closed 2021 with its best ever result in terms of deliveries, revenues and operating profit. A total of 13,450 motorcycles were delivered to passionate customers around the world from January to March, with further growth of 5% compared to the same period in 2021 and 40% compared to 2020.

Francesco Milicia, VP Global Sales and After Sales Ducati: “Ducati’s order portfolio at the end of the quarter is up by 83% over the same period of 2021, demonstrating the success that the recently presented range is already having with customers. The figures achieved by Ducati during the first three months of the year, while setting a new record, are the result of a strong demand for a product that has to deal with extraordinary difficulty in the world of supplies, especially for all motorcycle components equipped with semiconductors. Delays in supply chains are unfortunately affecting our ability to deliver bikes on schedule, and we apologize to our passionate customers for this. We can guarantee that the company is making every effort to reduce this inconvenience.”

In the first quarter of 2022, Italy regained the place of main market for Ducati with 2,544 motorcycles delivered (+8%), followed by Germany with 1,382 units (+9%). Significant growth is recorded in France , which with 1,153 motorcycles delivered achieves +29% over the same period in 2021. Good performances also in the United Kingdom, +46% with 860 motorcycles, and Brazil, which with 241 motorcycles delivered grows by +21%.

The Multistrada V4 remains the most popular model among Ducatisti with 2,456 motorcycles delivered, followed by Monster (1,868) and the Ducati Scrambler 800 family (1,557).

British Superbike: Defending Champ Mackenzie Will Miss Silverstone

David Swarts

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April 14, 2022

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British Superbike: Defending Champ Mackenzie Will Miss Silverstone

Showtime at Silverstone for the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season opener

The stage is set for the highly anticipated 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season opener at Silverstone this Easter weekend (April 15/16/17), with an all-star cast lining up to claim Britain’s most coveted motorsport title.

Reigning champion Tarran Mackenzie will watch the opening round of his title defence from the sidelines following a high-speed crash in testing last week. The McAMS Yamaha rider underwent successful surgery on a fractured left ankle on Monday, but is forced to sit out the opening three races.

There are two former champions on the grid ready to try to regain the title in 2022 led by double title-winner Josh Brookes. The Australian remains with the MCE Ducati team for the new season and will be eager to repeat the form that saw him last lift the title in 2020.

2018 champion Leon Haslam is back on home soil from the world stage and is reunited with Kawasaki in VisionTrack colours, joining the team that pushed him in his title-winning year with Jake Dixon.

The new season marks the return of 2013 World Superbike Champion Tom Sykes as he returns to the series for the first time since 2008, joining Brookes at MCE Ducati as the team bids for an unprecedented ninth title.

Last year’s runner-up Tommy Bridewell, returning with Oxford Products Racing Ducati, will be a formidable opponent too, after setting the pace at last week’s Official Test at the circuit. Jason O’Halloran is back as well with McAMS Yamaha, as he bids to make amends for missing out on the title after his strongest season to date last year.

No fewer than 15 race winners complete the 2022 Bennetts BSB entry list and Silverstone is a circuit where Haslam, O’Halloran, Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) and Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) have celebrated victory in the past. Whilst riders including Bridewell, Christian Iddon (Buildbase Suzuki) and Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) have all previously stood on the podium.

The opening round gets underway tomorrow (Friday) with the opening two BSB SUPERPICKS Free Practice sessions.

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

Tarran Mackenzie – the Champion’s view

“I think testing showed that a lot of people are in a good place heading into this first round and BSB is looking as competitive as ever. Then there are other riders who weren’t there on the times at the test, but they will be there come the races this weekend, so it is hard to pick names out of the hat to predict the Silverstone winner as there are so many potentials!

“I think Silverstone is quite an easy track where you can put a new tyre in and do a fast lap time, so it’s hard to tell who will have the pace over the race distance.

“The track has always worked well for the Yamahas in the past and also the Suzuki always seems to shine at this track. Ducati and Kawasaki are strong, but they haven’t won a race in recent years so it will be interesting.

“I think Silverstone will be a hard race as it is so easy to get ahead of yourself and get carried away and you’re pushing, but then the last five laps it gets tricky with the tyre. It is close between the manufacturers and there isn’t a real standout, but it is about the rider and bike combinations that can keep the pace until the end and the tyre preservation that makes the difference.

“There are three Yamahas this weekend and the riders on them, Jason [O’Halloran] is very strong at Silverstone, Kyle [Ryde] has won there before and Brad [Ray] has been strong there too, so I predict at least one Yamaha lock out of the podium!

“I am gutted I am not racing this weekend though as it is my most successful track! I think I have had 11 races there, and in all the races I have finished, I have always been on the podium, so I always feel happy going to Silverstone!”

Roland Sands To Be Honored At Quail Motorcycle Gathering

David Swarts

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April 14, 2022

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Roland Sands To Be Honored At Quail Motorcycle Gathering

THE QUAIL MOTORCYCLE GATHERING NAMES ROLAND SANDS AS 2022 HONOREE

The premier motorcycle lifestyle event will honor the motorcycle racer and customizer as the 2022 Legend of the Sport at the gathering of over 300 vintage and modern motorcycles, hot rods and classic cars

Carmel, Calif. (April 14, 2022) – The Quail Motorcycle Gathering has announced that it will honor prolific American motorcycle racer and designer Roland Sands as the 2022 Legend of the Sport during the 12th annual event in Carmel, California, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. One of the most anticipated motorcycle events of the year, the gathering features a collection of some of the rarest vintage and modern motorcycles in the world, a selection of food and beverage options, the latest products from motorcycle lifestyle vendors and a variety of family-friendly activities all taking place in The Quail’s beautiful setting in sunny Carmel Valley.

Sands is well-known as the founder of Roland Sands Design (RSD), an innovative and highly regarded motorcycle, product and apparel company based in Long Beach, California. RSD also produces a plethora of custom bikes using a unique mix of RSD parts available to the public and one-off components made by Sands himself. Over the last five years, Sands and the team at RSD have expanded into the event space with the Moto Beach Classic on the beaches of Southern California and the Super Hooligan National Championship, a series that unites the custom-motorcycle scene with inspiration from flat track and road racing. Before starting his own company, Sands was a professional road racer for 10 years setting several tracks records and claiming the 1998 AMA 250GP Championship.

His motorcycle and product designs have earned several accolades, including three V-Twin Wheel Design of the Year awards, a V-Twin Control Design award, a Chip Foose Design of Excellence award, a second-, third- and fourth-place award in the Modified Harley class at the World Championship of Custom Bike Building, a V-Twin Trendsetter of the Year award and the Biker Build-Off Rookie of the Year award. Sands was also the 2018 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Grand Marshal.

“Our Legend of the Sport recognizes those few special and influential individuals who have made significant achievements and contributions to motorcycling,” said Gordon McCall, Director of Motorsports for The Peninsula Signature Events. “We are pleased and excited this year to add Roland Sands to this distinguished list of names that has included past legends such as Wayne Rainey, Arlen Ness, Malcolm Smith and others.”

Roland Sands will be invited on stage during the show for a fireside chat, where he will discuss his success and accomplishments with the crowd. The show will take place on the pristine lawns of Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, California. This year’s five featured classes include Harley-Davidson XR-750, BMW /5 Series, Two-Stroke “Braaaps,” mini bikes |BIG FUN and Hot Rods & Classic Cars.

The Quail Motorcycle Gathering includes activities for all ages and families, children and pets are welcome. For 2022, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering offers General Public Admission Only tickets at $55, including parking and gear valet service for those riding a motorcycle to the event. This year, The Quail is partnering with local food trucks providing a wide selection of food and beverages. General Public Admission + Hospitality tickets are $90 and include a lunch in a private seating area, including a buffet of culinary delights and non-alcoholic beverages. Tickets are available online at www.quaillodgeevents.com. Learn more about the event at www.peninsula.com/en/signature-events and follow the action on Facebook and Instagram, @TheQuailEvents.

2022 FIM MiniGP World Series Calendars Released

David Swarts

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April 14, 2022

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2022 FIM MiniGP World Series Calendars Released

2022 FIM MiniGP World Series calendars announced

Thursday, 14 April 2022

The FIM MiniGP World Series began in 2021, culminating in an incredible first FIM MiniGP World Series Final at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, just ahead of the MotoGP™ season finale. In 2022, the series expands to include even more National Series, with a number of new countries joining up.

The 2021 Series; Alpe Adria, France, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, North America, Portugal, Spain and the UK, are joined by Australia, Austria, India, Indonesia and Qatar this year. The top two riders from each will be invited to join the 2022 FIM MiniGP World Series Final and, as in the inaugural year of the FIM MiniGP World Series, the winner of the World Final will, subject to minimum age and location/nationality, secure a spot in one of the Road To MotoGP™ programs on the next rung of their career ladder.

The calendars for each of the Series comprising the 2022 FIM MiniGP World Series can now be announced, with competition underway in many already.

Please find (below) the details of each calendar as another exciting season on the Road to MotoGP™ gets underway!

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TrackAddix 4/16-17 Track Days At Motorsports Park Hastings Cancelled (Updated)

April 15, 2022

Motorsports Park Hastings. Photo courtesy Motorsports Park Hastings.

All TrackAddix Riders for 4/16-4/17 weekend

EMERGENCY ALERT!! The MPH track weekend is being CANCELLED immediately, the track just let us know a few minutes ago they had an unexpected issue getting ambulance coverage for the weekend and now can’t secure an ambulance due to it being Easter weekend. We can’t run an event without an ambulance, so that leaves no choice but to cancel the event. EVERYONE at the MPH track apologizes profusely to ALL of us for this very unfortunate situation. We’ll work out the rider sign-up details/credits later but please get the word out ASAP as we know a lot of riders are traveling in from a distance today. We’ll be sending an e-mail and text blast out to everyone this morning as well.

Please give us the day today to get the rest of the details worked out and we’ll send another blast out to everyone, right now we just wanted to STOP any travel plans that are in progress as quickly as possible! We’ve never had anything like this happen in 15+ years of track day events, and hopefully never have it happen again, we’re so sorry to everyone who was planning to ride this weekend, including us!

More, from a press release issued by TrackAddix:

UPDATE – NEW DATE ADDED

After the emergency cancellation of this weekend’s MPH track event, we were able to work with the track ownership and management to come up with a reschedule date to add to our 2022 calendar so we can maintain our 6-event season.

Our NEWLY-ADDED event date is July 9th/10th.

Here’s what we’re going to do to most easily accommodate most riders who were signed up for the Apr 16/17 weekend with the least amount of drama:

SEASON PASS HOLDERS: You will be signed up AUTOMATICALLY for the July 9/10 weekend event, you don’t need to do anything.

TRACK PACK HOLDERS: Your registration for Apr 16/17 will be deleted and the track pack codes reactivated on your account to use for any other date. You WILL need to go out to your TrackAddix account and sign yourself up for whatever date you want to use the codes for, we will NOT be automatically moving you to any other date on our end, just pick the date that works for you.

REGULAR TRACK DAY PURCHASERS:

We will AUTOMATICALLY move you to the next available track day event date on May 14/15 so you’ll have a slot secured for that. If you would like to be moved to a different date or receive a refund for your track day registration, just let us know and we’ll do whatever you request.

GP RACE ENTRIES:

If you were signed up for the TrackAddix GP Race(s) tomorrow night, your race registration(s) will be MOVED to the new July 9th race date. So if you were a race season pass holder, you’re still signed up for the whole season. If you had signed up individually for the Apr 16th race, and you want your registration moved to a DIFFERENT date than July 9th, just let us know and we’ll move it for you. If you are OK with being signed up for the 9th, then you don’t need to do anything. WHY? Because this way the order of registrations and associated grid positions will stay the same. Seemed like the best solution for most riders who are planning to race most of the season, but if it doesn’t work for you then just let us know and we’ll change it to a different date for you.

We are so sorry again that things didn’t work out for this weekend! We REALLY wanted to ride! It was just a bizarre combination of circumstances that blindsided the track management and they were not able to get a solution put together in time to secure the ambulance coverage needed to run our event. This has never happened before, and hopefully will never happen again! THANK YOU for your patience and understand as we’ve tried to pick the pieces back up today to get things rescheduled and make sure everyone is taken care of to the best of our ability.

Racing History: When Two-Strokes Took Over The Daytona 200, In The April Issue

April 15, 2022

Don Emde (25), a young Kenny Roberts (60), and Dave Smith (20) battled for victory in the 100-mile 250cc race at Daytona International Speedway, the day before the 200. Smith beat Roberts, while Emde crashed out. Photo by Dave Friedman/Courtesy Don Emde Collection.

Feature In the April 2022 issue of Roadracing World:

The world of motorcycling has never known a bigger earthquake than the convulsion that transformed it in the early 1970s, when the dominant British industry crumbled under a Japanese onslaught and racetracks across the globe were overrun by two-strokes, relegating the four-stroke to Grand Prix history.

At least until Dorna created four-stroke MotoGP in 2002.

A big moment in this seismic shift was Don Emde’s victory in the 1972 Daytona 200, the first by a rider on a two-stroke. At that time the 200 was the biggest single motorcycle race in the world, contested around the huge Daytona super-speedway: Just four corners, then 2.5 miles of full-gas riding around the banking, a nightmare for early two-strokes, which were prone to burning pistons and seizing crankshafts…

—When the Two-Strokes Conquered Daytona, by Mat Oxley

In March 1972 Don Emde and his Yamaha TR3 became the first two-stroke winners of the Daytona 200, ending decades of domination by BSA, Triumph, and Harley-Davidson four-strokes. Read all about the ring-ding heard around the world in the latest issue of Roadracing World!

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Roadracing World Young Guns 2022: Rocco Landers

April 15, 2022

Rocco Landers (97). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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.

Rocco Landers

Age: 17.

Current home: Burns, Oregon.

Current height/weight: 5’11/165 pounds.

Current school grade level: Graduated High School.

Began riding at age: 2 years.

First road race: 2010, Buttonwillow, California, SC MiniGP, Blata Cup, 1st Place.

Current racebike: Yamaha YZF-R6.

Current tuners/mechanics: Stoney Landers (father), Will Eikenberry.

Primary race series: MotoAmerica Supersport.

Sponsors: CVMA, SoCal Track Days, Track Daz, Mithos, KFG Motorsports, California Superbike School, Keith Code, Joe Roberts, J4orce Training, Racer’s Edge Performance, Yamaha, M-Tech Motorsports, Dunlop, Ohlins, SBS, Berringer Brakes, Tyrant Designs CNC, HJC.

Recent racing accomplishments: 2021 season, finished 4^th in MotoAmerica Supersport Championship (4 podium finishes), 2020 season, won MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship (9 wins and 12 podiums in 12 races), won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (15 wins and 18 podiums in 18 races); 2019 season, won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (won 14 of 17 races), won five CVMA class Championships, won multiple races and titles at Dunlop Invite event; 2018 season, finished 4^th in RFME CEV (Spanish) 85cc GP National Championship, 18 race wins with CVMA, 3 race wins with WERA West; 2017 season, finished 5^th in RFME CEV (Spanish) 85cc National Championship; 2016 season, finished 9^th in CIV (Italian) 50cc MiniGP Championship; 2015-2010, multiple mini road racing Championships and race wins.

2022 racing goals: Win as many Supersport races as possible and the Championship.

Racing career goals: Win races and Championships in World Superbike and MotoGP.

Racing heroes: Wayne Rainey, Ronnie Mack, Ben Spies.

Favorite track: Sonoma Raceway.

Favorite hobby: Riding flat track.

If I wasn’t racing I would be…: Moping around.

World Endurance: YART Yamaha On Provisional Pole At Le Mans 24-Hour

April 14, 2022

Marvin Fritz (7) on the YART Yamaha EWC Team YZF-R1. Photo courtesy Yamaha. — Marvin Fritz (7), as seen during pre-season testing, on the YART Yamaha EWC Team YZF-R1. Photo courtesy Yamaha.