Editorial Note: American Brandon Paasch, riding his Dynavolt Triumph Street Triple RS 765, was 7th in combined British Supersport practice times on Friday at Thruxton.
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Jackson times it right to top Thruxton SUPERPICKS Free Practice times
Lee Jackson set the pace as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship returned to Thruxton. The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider secured the top spot by timing it right to top the SUPERPICKS combined Free Practice times in changing conditions.
The opening session began in the dry before the rain began to fall, meaning the riders who had posted a lap early on remained at the top of the times, with Jackson moving just ahead of championship leader Christian Iddon before the shower.
McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Halloran trails Iddon by six points in the standings, and he was third fastest today, just 0.030s ahead of Kyle Ryde on the Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW as four different manufacturers completed the top four.
Local contender Tommy Bridewell remained fifth fastest as rain fell again in the afternoon, hampering any chance of moving up the order ahead of tomorrow’s SUPERPICKS Qualifying and opening BikeSocial Race.
Andrew Irwin was the fastest of the SYNETIQ BMWs in sixth place as he edged ahead of Rory Skinner and Danny Kent with the Buildbase Suzuki team returning to the top eight.
Bradley Ray and Peter Hickman completed the top ten with Danny Buchan and Dan Linfoot the final two riders to be in the SUPERPICKS 12, who will automatically progress to Q2 tomorrow.
Riders that missed out on the top 12 included Gino Rea and Tarran Mackenzie in 13th and 14th respectively, and defending champion Josh Brookes in 19th place who will need to progress through Q1.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, SUPERPICKS Free Practice combined times:
1. Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 1m:17.213s
2. Christian Iddon (VisionTrack Ducati) +0.530s
3. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.563s
4. Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW) +0.588s
5. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.618s
6. Andrew Irwin (SYNETIQ BMW) +0.722s
7. Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.740s
8. Danny Kent (Buildbase Suzuki) +0.824s
9. Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW) +0.858s
10. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +0.907s
11. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +0.997s
12. Dan Linfoot (TAG Honda) +1.177s
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Lee Jackson – FS-3 Racing Kawasaki
Fastest in SUPERPICKS Free Practice
“We definitely timed it right today; my crew chief this morning said these might be the only dry laps we get today and with that in the back of my mind, I went out and built up then it just seemed to click.
“I got into a good little run and it wasn’t the best lap I have ever done here, but it was good enough to be fastest. The conditions did make it more difficult to get into a good rhythm because it kept changing from dry to wet in both of our sessions.
“With the limited time we have had today with conditions really one way or the other; I think there are a lot of people still looking for the setting, unless they have something from 2019. The way it has gone this year, I don’t think you can write someone to be the race winner tomorrow.
“There will be a lot of hard work for everyone in the morning in the last practice, and then race one will be a game of cat and mouse, or people trying to hold people back, so we will see what we can do tomorrow.”
Gagne Leads Friday’s Q1 But It’s Close At Brainerd International Raceway
MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike Championship Leader Jake Gagne On Top But Loris Baz Is Close
BRAINERD, MN (July 30, 2021) – Based on Friday’s Q1 from Brainerd International Raceway on Friday, we may just have a battle or two on our hands come race time on Saturday and Sunday in the MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike class.
Again, the field was led by runaway championship leader Jake Gagne on his Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha, but for the second round in a row he’s got Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York’s Loris Baz nipping at his heels.
When all was said and done on Friday, it was Gagne atop the timesheets but by just .128 of a second over Baz, the two turning laps of 1:30.572 and 1:30.700, respectively. And those two were the only two riders in the 1:30s, though M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teamsters Cameron Petersen and Bobby Fong were both less than a second off Gagne’s pace.
Petersen ended the session third with his 1:31.22, just ahead of teammate Fong’s 1:31.433 and the last rider in the 1:31s, Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz and his 1:31.614.
Scheibe Racing’s Hector Barbera and Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha’s JD Beach were sixth and seventh fastest with FLY Racing/ADR Motorsports’ Bradley Ward, Thrashed Bike Racing’s Max Flinders and FLY Racing/ADR Motorsports’ David Anthony rounding out the top 10.
Beach is filling in for Josh Herrin on the Attack team with Herrin testing positive for COVID-19, which forced him out of racing at BIR. Another non-starter in this weekend’s two HONOS Superbike races is Panera Bread Ducati’s Kyle Wyman, the New Yorker opting out due to lingering issues with the elbow he broke at Road America.
Gagne knows this one has the potential to be a battle as AMA Superbikes returned to Brainerd International Raceway for the first time since 2004.
“This has been the biggest struggle all season long, for sure,” Gagne said. “Of course, we are still right there at the front but it’s really close. “We learned a lot in this session. We did some shock changes and we kinda know what shock we want to run tomorrow. I was having some weird issues in the middle of the turn and getting the rear to feel like I want it to. This track is different than anything else that we go to. Again, we did a little testing but it’s still new and the track changes every weekend, so we have to still do a little homework and make this bike a little easier to ride. We’re just struggling in a couple of sections.”
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly led Supersport Q1, the Floridian just .196 of a second ahead of class rookie Rocco Landers on the Landers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 with HONOS HVMC Racing’s Richie Escalante just a tick over a second off the pace. Escalante also suffered a lowside crash in Q1. Kelly’s best lap was a 1:32.999 on the 2.5-mile racetrack in Minnesota’s popular resort town.
Veloce Racing’s David Kohlstaedt, who has finished third in the last four SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup races, shot to the top of Q1, .245 of a second faster than Rodio Racing’s Gus Rodio with Veloce Racing’s Maxwell Toth third.
Landers Racing’s Benjamin Gloddy, who is second in the title chase, ended Q1 in fourth – one spot better than championship leader Tyler Scott and his Scott Powersports KTM.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis was the fastest of the fast in Stock 1000, the Kentuckian .166 of a second faster than Chuckwalla Valley Raceway/Octane Lending’s Michael Gilbert with MESA37’s Stefano Mesa third, just .282 off Lewis’ best.
Twins Cup ended Friday with Jody Barry on top of Q1 with a 1:37.030 on his Righteous Racing Aprilia RS 660. Teagg Hobbs was second best on his Innovative Motorsports/Mike’s Imports Suzuki SV650 with Jackson Blackmon Racing’s Jackson Blackmon third on his new Yamaha YZF-R7, putting three different manufacturers on the provisional front row.
The Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. series kicked off with its first practice session at BIR, with the all-female class led by CJ Lukacs over Trisha Dahl and Alyssa Bridges.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Loris Baz Scorches at Brainerd but it’s a no-go for Kyle Wyman
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 30, 2021 – MotoAmerica returned to Minnesota for the first time since 2004 as America’s fastest Superbike competitors were welcomed back to Brainerd International Raceway today.
It was a day of mixed fortunes for Ducati pairing Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York) and Kyle Wyman (Panera Bread Ducati), with Baz running P2 by the narrowest of margins behind runaway series leader Jake Gagne (Yamaha).
Under the watchful eye of Ducati Sporting Director, Paolo Ciabatti, who flew in from Italy for the event, Baz completed 18 laps of the 2.5 mile Brainerd venue, finishing 0.280s off Gagne in Free Practice 1 and a scant 0.128s behind in Qualifying 1.
The French ace thus has an excellent chance to capture his first career MotoAmerica victory when competition commences with race one on Saturday, July 31, at 3:00 pm CDT.
For Wyman, however, Brainerd was not a happy hunting ground as the Arizona resident made the call to withdraw from further competition due to excessive pain from his still healing broken elbow suffered in race two at Road America.
Wyman completed 40 laps in the pre-race test on Thursday and a further 15 today in FP1, but citing strength and endurance issues with holding onto the Panera Bread Ducati V4 R over a full race distance, decided to call it a day.
Wyman hopes to return to action at round seven of the 2021 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Pittsburgh, on August 13-15.
Loris Baz (76). Photo courtesy Ducati.
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York – Ducati #76)
“It’s been a good day,” Baz said happily. “We’ve been working a lot since yesterday. We didn’t have the best feeling, to be honest, but we tried many setting changes and now I have an idea of the limit and where I need to improve. The V4 R is a bit of a beast over the bumps so we experimented a lot with different lines and tires, and we are closing the gap—just 0.1 seconds from Jake. This is a really good thing. Honestly, I was disappointed after Q1. I wanted to improve more but I had an issue with the tire, so we’ll try again tomorrow. It’s been a good weekend so far and great to have Mr. Ciabatti (Ducati Corse Sporting Director) with us. It shows how important this project is to Ducati. Everyone in the team is pushing really hard, so let’s see what we can do tomorrow.”
Kyle Wyman (33). Photo courtesy Ducati.
Kyle Wyman (Panera Bread Ducati – Ducati #33)
“I did about 40 laps yesterday but I had an incident where I saved a high side that broke apart the scar tissue from the plate, which was not all that fun. I kept riding yesterday but my arm was very sore overnight with lots of inflammation and swelling. Today I was just trying to get up to speed, but I’m not riding at the level I would like and I’m not able to sustain the pace for as long as I need to. It’s not an ideal situation at all, so it’s best to call it and come back swinging at Pittsburgh in two weeks.”
Panera Bread Ducati rider Kyle Wyman has withdrawn from the MotoAmerica Superbike event at Brainerd International Raceway due to lingering pain and weakness in his still-healing (recently broken) left arm.
Wyman broke his left elbow when he crashed during MotoAmerica Superbike Race Two June 13 at Road America. He had surgery in the week following the race and was able to recover enough in time to participate in the MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers (KOTB) finale July 11 at Laguna Seca, which he won.
Wyman did not ride his Panigale V4 R Superbike at Laguna Seca, however, and had not ridden it until he arrived in Minnesota and participated in the Dunlop tire test Thursday at Brainerd.
Wyman rode his Ducati again in MotoAmerica Superbike Free Practice One on Friday, and that’s when the rider/team owner decided to pull the plug.
“I don’t have the strength to ride safely for more than three laps,” Wyman told Roadracingworld.com. “I thought it was in better shape, but some of the these braking zones are really tough on the left arm.”
Asked how it was possible for him to ride his 630-pound Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson Road Glide KOTB racebike but not his Ducati Superbike, Wyman said, “The amount of braking force on the Harley is less than half of the Ducati. The Harley is so much heavier it doesn’t slow down as quickly. It’s a whole different deal on the Ducati. It goes so much faster and stops so much quicker.
“Plus, my elbow really got swollen after riding Thursday.
“It’s only been six weeks since my surgery, and I think another two weeks will do me good. I don’t want to do anything to set me back because I’ve got some good tracks coming up.”
Wyman said he had no plans to field a substitute rider on his Ducati at Brainerd, as he did with Toni Elias at Laguna Seca.
Editorial Note: American Brandon Paasch, riding his Dynavolt Triumph Street Triple RS 765, was 7th in combined British Supersport practice times on Friday at Thruxton.
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Jackson times it right to top Thruxton SUPERPICKS Free Practice times
Lee Jackson set the pace as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship returned to Thruxton. The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider secured the top spot by timing it right to top the SUPERPICKS combined Free Practice times in changing conditions.
The opening session began in the dry before the rain began to fall, meaning the riders who had posted a lap early on remained at the top of the times, with Jackson moving just ahead of championship leader Christian Iddon before the shower.
McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Halloran trails Iddon by six points in the standings, and he was third fastest today, just 0.030s ahead of Kyle Ryde on the Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW as four different manufacturers completed the top four.
Local contender Tommy Bridewell remained fifth fastest as rain fell again in the afternoon, hampering any chance of moving up the order ahead of tomorrow’s SUPERPICKS Qualifying and opening BikeSocial Race.
Andrew Irwin was the fastest of the SYNETIQ BMWs in sixth place as he edged ahead of Rory Skinner and Danny Kent with the Buildbase Suzuki team returning to the top eight.
Bradley Ray and Peter Hickman completed the top ten with Danny Buchan and Dan Linfoot the final two riders to be in the SUPERPICKS 12, who will automatically progress to Q2 tomorrow.
Riders that missed out on the top 12 included Gino Rea and Tarran Mackenzie in 13th and 14th respectively, and defending champion Josh Brookes in 19th place who will need to progress through Q1.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, SUPERPICKS Free Practice combined times:
1. Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 1m:17.213s
2. Christian Iddon (VisionTrack Ducati) +0.530s
3. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.563s
4. Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW) +0.588s
5. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.618s
6. Andrew Irwin (SYNETIQ BMW) +0.722s
7. Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.740s
8. Danny Kent (Buildbase Suzuki) +0.824s
9. Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW) +0.858s
10. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +0.907s
11. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +0.997s
12. Dan Linfoot (TAG Honda) +1.177s
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Lee Jackson – FS-3 Racing Kawasaki
Fastest in SUPERPICKS Free Practice
“We definitely timed it right today; my crew chief this morning said these might be the only dry laps we get today and with that in the back of my mind, I went out and built up then it just seemed to click.
“I got into a good little run and it wasn’t the best lap I have ever done here, but it was good enough to be fastest. The conditions did make it more difficult to get into a good rhythm because it kept changing from dry to wet in both of our sessions.
“With the limited time we have had today with conditions really one way or the other; I think there are a lot of people still looking for the setting, unless they have something from 2019. The way it has gone this year, I don’t think you can write someone to be the race winner tomorrow.
“There will be a lot of hard work for everyone in the morning in the last practice, and then race one will be a game of cat and mouse, or people trying to hold people back, so we will see what we can do tomorrow.”
Gagne Leads Friday’s Q1 But It’s Close At Brainerd International Raceway
MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike Championship Leader Jake Gagne On Top But Loris Baz Is Close
BRAINERD, MN (July 30, 2021) – Based on Friday’s Q1 from Brainerd International Raceway on Friday, we may just have a battle or two on our hands come race time on Saturday and Sunday in the MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike class.
Again, the field was led by runaway championship leader Jake Gagne on his Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha, but for the second round in a row he’s got Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York’s Loris Baz nipping at his heels.
When all was said and done on Friday, it was Gagne atop the timesheets but by just .128 of a second over Baz, the two turning laps of 1:30.572 and 1:30.700, respectively. And those two were the only two riders in the 1:30s, though M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teamsters Cameron Petersen and Bobby Fong were both less than a second off Gagne’s pace.
Petersen ended the session third with his 1:31.22, just ahead of teammate Fong’s 1:31.433 and the last rider in the 1:31s, Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz and his 1:31.614.
Scheibe Racing’s Hector Barbera and Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha’s JD Beach were sixth and seventh fastest with FLY Racing/ADR Motorsports’ Bradley Ward, Thrashed Bike Racing’s Max Flinders and FLY Racing/ADR Motorsports’ David Anthony rounding out the top 10.
Beach is filling in for Josh Herrin on the Attack team with Herrin testing positive for COVID-19, which forced him out of racing at BIR. Another non-starter in this weekend’s two HONOS Superbike races is Panera Bread Ducati’s Kyle Wyman, the New Yorker opting out due to lingering issues with the elbow he broke at Road America.
Gagne knows this one has the potential to be a battle as AMA Superbikes returned to Brainerd International Raceway for the first time since 2004.
“This has been the biggest struggle all season long, for sure,” Gagne said. “Of course, we are still right there at the front but it’s really close. “We learned a lot in this session. We did some shock changes and we kinda know what shock we want to run tomorrow. I was having some weird issues in the middle of the turn and getting the rear to feel like I want it to. This track is different than anything else that we go to. Again, we did a little testing but it’s still new and the track changes every weekend, so we have to still do a little homework and make this bike a little easier to ride. We’re just struggling in a couple of sections.”
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly led Supersport Q1, the Floridian just .196 of a second ahead of class rookie Rocco Landers on the Landers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 with HONOS HVMC Racing’s Richie Escalante just a tick over a second off the pace. Escalante also suffered a lowside crash in Q1. Kelly’s best lap was a 1:32.999 on the 2.5-mile racetrack in Minnesota’s popular resort town.
Veloce Racing’s David Kohlstaedt, who has finished third in the last four SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup races, shot to the top of Q1, .245 of a second faster than Rodio Racing’s Gus Rodio with Veloce Racing’s Maxwell Toth third.
Landers Racing’s Benjamin Gloddy, who is second in the title chase, ended Q1 in fourth – one spot better than championship leader Tyler Scott and his Scott Powersports KTM.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis was the fastest of the fast in Stock 1000, the Kentuckian .166 of a second faster than Chuckwalla Valley Raceway/Octane Lending’s Michael Gilbert with MESA37’s Stefano Mesa third, just .282 off Lewis’ best.
Twins Cup ended Friday with Jody Barry on top of Q1 with a 1:37.030 on his Righteous Racing Aprilia RS 660. Teagg Hobbs was second best on his Innovative Motorsports/Mike’s Imports Suzuki SV650 with Jackson Blackmon Racing’s Jackson Blackmon third on his new Yamaha YZF-R7, putting three different manufacturers on the provisional front row.
The Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. series kicked off with its first practice session at BIR, with the all-female class led by CJ Lukacs over Trisha Dahl and Alyssa Bridges.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Loris Baz Scorches at Brainerd but it’s a no-go for Kyle Wyman
Sunnyvale, Calif., July 30, 2021 – MotoAmerica returned to Minnesota for the first time since 2004 as America’s fastest Superbike competitors were welcomed back to Brainerd International Raceway today.
It was a day of mixed fortunes for Ducati pairing Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York) and Kyle Wyman (Panera Bread Ducati), with Baz running P2 by the narrowest of margins behind runaway series leader Jake Gagne (Yamaha).
Under the watchful eye of Ducati Sporting Director, Paolo Ciabatti, who flew in from Italy for the event, Baz completed 18 laps of the 2.5 mile Brainerd venue, finishing 0.280s off Gagne in Free Practice 1 and a scant 0.128s behind in Qualifying 1.
The French ace thus has an excellent chance to capture his first career MotoAmerica victory when competition commences with race one on Saturday, July 31, at 3:00 pm CDT.
For Wyman, however, Brainerd was not a happy hunting ground as the Arizona resident made the call to withdraw from further competition due to excessive pain from his still healing broken elbow suffered in race two at Road America.
Wyman completed 40 laps in the pre-race test on Thursday and a further 15 today in FP1, but citing strength and endurance issues with holding onto the Panera Bread Ducati V4 R over a full race distance, decided to call it a day.
Wyman hopes to return to action at round seven of the 2021 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Pittsburgh, on August 13-15.
Loris Baz (76). Photo courtesy Ducati.
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York – Ducati #76)
“It’s been a good day,” Baz said happily. “We’ve been working a lot since yesterday. We didn’t have the best feeling, to be honest, but we tried many setting changes and now I have an idea of the limit and where I need to improve. The V4 R is a bit of a beast over the bumps so we experimented a lot with different lines and tires, and we are closing the gap—just 0.1 seconds from Jake. This is a really good thing. Honestly, I was disappointed after Q1. I wanted to improve more but I had an issue with the tire, so we’ll try again tomorrow. It’s been a good weekend so far and great to have Mr. Ciabatti (Ducati Corse Sporting Director) with us. It shows how important this project is to Ducati. Everyone in the team is pushing really hard, so let’s see what we can do tomorrow.”
Kyle Wyman (33). Photo courtesy Ducati.
Kyle Wyman (Panera Bread Ducati – Ducati #33)
“I did about 40 laps yesterday but I had an incident where I saved a high side that broke apart the scar tissue from the plate, which was not all that fun. I kept riding yesterday but my arm was very sore overnight with lots of inflammation and swelling. Today I was just trying to get up to speed, but I’m not riding at the level I would like and I’m not able to sustain the pace for as long as I need to. It’s not an ideal situation at all, so it’s best to call it and come back swinging at Pittsburgh in two weeks.”
Kyle Wyman grimaces after riding his Panera Bread Ducati Superbike at Brainerd. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Panera Bread Ducati rider Kyle Wyman has withdrawn from the MotoAmerica Superbike event at Brainerd International Raceway due to lingering pain and weakness in his still-healing (recently broken) left arm.
Wyman broke his left elbow when he crashed during MotoAmerica Superbike Race Two June 13 at Road America. He had surgery in the week following the race and was able to recover enough in time to participate in the MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers (KOTB) finale July 11 at Laguna Seca, which he won.
Wyman did not ride his Panigale V4 R Superbike at Laguna Seca, however, and had not ridden it until he arrived in Minnesota and participated in the Dunlop tire test Thursday at Brainerd.
Wyman rode his Ducati again in MotoAmerica Superbike Free Practice One on Friday, and that’s when the rider/team owner decided to pull the plug.
“I don’t have the strength to ride safely for more than three laps,” Wyman told Roadracingworld.com. “I thought it was in better shape, but some of the these braking zones are really tough on the left arm.”
Asked how it was possible for him to ride his 630-pound Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson Road Glide KOTB racebike but not his Ducati Superbike, Wyman said, “The amount of braking force on the Harley is less than half of the Ducati. The Harley is so much heavier it doesn’t slow down as quickly. It’s a whole different deal on the Ducati. It goes so much faster and stops so much quicker.
“Plus, my elbow really got swollen after riding Thursday.
“It’s only been six weeks since my surgery, and I think another two weeks will do me good. I don’t want to do anything to set me back because I’ve got some good tracks coming up.”
Wyman said he had no plans to field a substitute rider on his Ducati at Brainerd, as he did with Toni Elias at Laguna Seca.
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as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
